What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
June 1, 2013 at approximately 11:11 am local, a Globe swift GC-1B, N3715K, departed Oakhill airport (SC82) and made an emergency landing just off the departure end of the runway and hit a tree.
Two persons were on board with reported serious injuries, and were both transported to the hospital.
Statement made by the passenger on this flight, who is a commercially rated pilot, flight instructor, an airframe and powerplant mechanic with an inspection authorization, ?the aircraft engine was making full power by gauges and sound but the aircraft was not climbing and the pilot tried to land in a field and hit a tree at the end."
The pilots statement was that the aircraft took off ok from rnwy 10, reached climb speed, but would not climb, so an emergency landing was made.
The weight and balance was checked and found within limits for this flight.
As the FAA filed it
JUNE 1, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:11 AM LOCAL, A GLOBE SWIFT GC-1B, N3715K, DEPARTED OAKHILL AIRPORT (SC82) AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING JUST OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND HIT A TREE.
TWO PERSONS WERE ON BOARD WITH REPORTED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND WERE BOTH TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
STATEMENT MADE BY THE PASSENGER ON THIS FLIGHT, WHO IS A COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AN AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC WITH AN INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION, ?THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS MAKING FULL POWER BY GAUGES AND SOUND BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING AND THE PILOT TRIED TO LAND IN A FIELD AND HIT A TREE AT THE END."
THE PILOTS STATEMENT WAS THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF OK FROM RNWY 10, REACHED CLIMB SPEED, BUT WOULD NOT CLIMB, SO AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE.
THE WEIGHT AND BALANCE WAS CHECKED AND FOUND WITHIN LIMITS FOR THIS FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.