What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While departing a gravel bar airstrip the pilot dragged his landing gear through some brush causing a substantial loss of lift resulting in the aircraft settling into the trees. Pilot stated a slight downdraft kept him from clearing the brush during departure. The pilot had been using this airstrip many times before and had extensive experience using this particular airstrip.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE DEPARTING A GRAVEL BAR AIRSTRIP THE PILOT DRAGGED HIS LANDING GEAR THROUGH SOME BRUSH CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF LIFT RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLING INTO THE TREES.PILOT STATED A SLIGHT DOWNDRAFT KEPT HIM FROM CLEARING THE BRUSH DURING DEPARTURE. THE PILOT HAD BEEN USING THIS AIRSTRIP MANY TIMES BEFORE AND HAD EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE USING THIS PARTICULAR AIRSTRIP.
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