What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 29, 2009, at around 1100 am local, near Dade City, Florida, aircraft N273LH, an experimental amateur built marchetti, model SM-1019B, while on take off, struck a tree limb, spun and impacted the ground. The pilot privacy data omitted, sustained minor injuries and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot stated that during climbing, around 20 feet above the ground, a gust of wind blew the aircraft sideways into the trees. The runway is a private grass strip about nine hundred feet long and fifty feet wide, running from west to east. A line of trees are located along the north side of the runway. The tree that was struck by aircraft was about three hundred feet before the end of the runway. privacy data omitted Is the owner of the property.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 29, 2009, AT AROUND 1100 AM LOCAL, NEAR DADE CITY, FLORIDA, AIRCRAFT N273LH, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT MARCHETTI, MODEL SM-1019B, WHILE ON TAKE OFF, STRUCK A TREE LIMB, SPUN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING CLIMBING, AROUND 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT SIDEWAYS INTO THE TREES. THE RUNWAY IS A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP ABOUT NINE HUNDRED FEET LONG AND FIFTY FEET WIDE, RUNNING FROM WEST TO EAST. A LINE OF TREES ARE LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE TREE THAT WAS STRUCK BY AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT THREE HUNDRED FEET BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.