What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated that he entered the pattern at a 45 to the downwind for runway 3 at 1000? MSL. On final there was no abnormal weather conditions, the plane was operating normally, and at the time there was no cross wind present. The last airspeed he remembers seeing was 80 KTS as they approached the extended threshold.
Pilot stated that as he was crossing over the runway numbers he encountered severe wind shear, the plane pitched up, and began rolling left. He immediately added full power in an attempt to climb out, the climb performance was negligible at that point and was forced down to the side of the runway. The aircraft impacted the area to the left of the runway still trying to climb with the engine at full power.
No abnormalities with the engine or aircraft were noted.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT HE ENTERED THE PATTERN AT A 45 TO THE DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 3 AT 1000? MSL. ON FINAL THERE WAS NO ABNORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PLANE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, AND AT THE TIME THERE WAS NO CROSS WIND PRESENT. THE LAST AIRSPEED HE REMEMBERS SEEING WAS 80 KTS AS THEY APPROACHED THE EXTENDED THRESHOLD.
PILOT STATED THAT AS HE WAS CROSSING OVER THE RUNWAY NUMBERS HE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE WIND SHEAR, THE PLANE PITCHED UP, AND BEGAN ROLLING LEFT. HE IMMEDIATELY ADDED FULL POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLIMB OUT, THE CLIMB PERFORMANCE WAS NEGLIGIBLE AT THAT POINT AND WAS FORCED DOWN TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE AREA TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY STILL TRYING TO CLIMB WITH THE ENGINE AT FULL POWER.
NO ABNORMALITIES WITH THE ENGINE OR AIRCRAFT WERE NOTED.
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