What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot's written narrative stated: the gravel runway was 1700 feet in length; it trends east west and has a 2% gradient; it is highest on the east end; he departed up hill to the east and toward rising terrain; he described the prevailing wind as from the east, shifting, with some associated gusts; he elected to use full flaps for takeoff; shortly after becoming airborne, the aircraft began to settle towards the trees; he was unable to arrest the sink rate and subsequently impacted the trees at full power.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT'S WRITTEN NARRATIVE STATED: THE GRAVEL RUNWAY WAS 1700 FEET IN LENGTH; IT TRENDS EAST WEST AND HAS A 2% GRADIENT; IT IS HIGHEST ON THE EAST END; HE DEPARTED UP HILL TO THE EAST AND TOWARD RISING TERRAIN; HE DESCRIBED THE PREVAILING WIND AS FROM THE EAST, SHIFTING, WITH SOME ASSOCIATED GUSTS; HE ELECTED TO USE FULL FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF; SHORTLY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE TOWARDS THE TREES; HE WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE SINK RATE AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE TREES AT FULL POWER.
NTSB investigation
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