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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Sylva, NC · November 4, 2007

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Date
November 4, 2007 · 14:50 local
Place
Sylva, NC
Airport
Jackson County
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9621K
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
357 total74 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days
N9621KRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7680232 · Built 1976Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) PIC stated, departure from active runway 33, rotated, retracted gear and initiated climb. A gust of wind from the east pushed aircraft down and to the left, corrected with right rudder and aileron but was unable to climb. Lowered nose to increase airspeed and struck trees, established climb over valley, reentered pattern and landed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC STATED, DEPARTURE FROM ACTIVE RUNWAY 33, ROTATED, RETRACTED GEAR AND INITIATED CLIMB. A GUST OF WIND FROM THE EAST PUSHED AIRCRAFT DOWN AND TO THE LEFT, CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND AILERON BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB. LOWERED NOSE TO INCREASE AIRSPEED AND STRUCK TREES, ESTABLISHED CLIMB OVER VALLEY, REENTERED PATTERN AND LANDED.

Other reports on N9621K · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19790124001479AFinal Approach · Higginsville, MOPilot landed 150 feet short of runway at night.Jan 24, 1979 · Substantial damage