What happened
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On October 11, 2016 at approximately 1400 central standard time, a 2008 Remos gmbh light sport airplane, N27GX impacted the terrain at Circle S Farms which is approximately 6 statute miles northeast of the springdale Arkansas municipal airport (asg). The (PIC) pilot-in-command with one passenger on board departed the grass strip to the north. On climb out at approximately 50 feet altitude the aircraft the PIC stated he encountered strong tailwinds and began losing airspeed and the aircraft began to descend. The aircraft did not clear the tree tops at the end of the runway before nosing over and getting hung up in tree limbs causing substantial damage to the aircraft. There were two soles onboard and neither sustained any injuries. The aircraft was privacy data omitted and registered to the PIC and was being operated under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight. No flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 11, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A 2008 REMOS GMBH LIGHT SPORT AIRPLANE, N27GX IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AT CIRCLE S FARMS WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 6 STATUTE MILES NORTHEAST OF THE SPRINGDALE ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ASG). THE (PIC) PILOT-IN-COMMAND WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD DEPARTED THE GRASS STRIP TO THE NORTH. ON CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ALTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT THE PIC STATED HE ENCOUNTERED STRONG TAILWINDS AND BEGAN LOSING AIRSPEED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DESCEND. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CLEAR THE TREE TOPS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE NOSING OVER AND GETTING HUNG UP IN TREE LIMBS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE TWO SOLES ONBOARD AND NEITHER SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND REGISTERED TO THE PIC AND WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
NTSB investigation
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