What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot and wife departed cny airport at 1945. Pilot had been watching changing weather and had delayed takeoff for 30-45 minutes to avoid transitioning storms. Pilot said he had 15 knot headwind and had a good climb initally but realized after takeoff that he was near the center of a microburst as evident by ground indications. He said dust from the ground beneath him was blowing away in 360 degrees. Pilot stated he was not able to maintain a climb and had no option to turn away to avoid the terrain. He stated that his aircraft did not have the power to sustain a climb which resulted in a controlled descent into the sand dunes 2 NM south of the cny airport.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT AND WIFE DEPARTED CNY AIRPORT AT 1945. PILOT HAD BEEN WATCHING CHANGING WEATHER AND HAD DELAYED TAKEOFF FOR 30-45 MINUTES TO AVOID TRANSITIONING STORMS. PILOT SAID HE HAD 15 KNOT HEADWIND AND HAD A GOOD CLIMB INITALLY BUT REALIZED AFTER TAKEOFF THAT HE WAS NEAR THE CENTER OF A MICROBURST AS EVIDENT BY GROUND INDICATIONS. HE SAID DUST FROM THE GROUND BENEATH HIM WAS BLOWING AWAY IN 360 DEGREES. PILOT STATED HE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN A CLIMB AND HAD NO OPTION TO TURN AWAY TO AVOID THE TERRAIN. HE STATED THAT HIS AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE THE POWER TO SUSTAIN A CLIMB WHICH RESULTED IN A CONTROLLED DESCENT INTO THE SAND DUNES 2 NM SOUTH OF THE CNY AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
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