What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot owns a grass area he calls a landing strip. The landing strip is 1580 feet long with 75 foot trees at one end.
Approximately three quarters of this strip tilts 30 degrees down a hill, not down center line, but width wise. The upper landing area has a natural hump causing anything that runs over it to jump up. The left landing gear hit this hump, causing the aircraft to turn.
The aircraft departed the sloped runway and the left wing hit a log cabin smoke stack in the near woods.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT OWNS A GRASS AREA HE CALLS A LANDING STRIP. THE LANDING STRIP IS 1580 FEET LONG WITH 75 FOOT TREES AT ONE END.
APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTERS OF THIS STRIP TILTS 30 DEGREES DOWN A HILL, NOT DOWN CENTER LINE, BUT WIDTH WISE. THE UPPER LANDING AREA HAS A NATURAL HUMP CAUSING ANYTHING THAT RUNS OVER IT TO JUMP UP. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR HIT THIS HUMP, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN.
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SLOPED RUNWAY AND THE LEFT WING HIT A LOG CABIN SMOKE STACK IN THE NEAR WOODS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N567HW · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.