What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot in command/owner stated that he is familiar with the landing and takeoff area with more than six trips in and out of the unimproved surface area over the last several months.
It was his second trip into the area that day. The first trips he had delivered some supplies.
Winds briefed to be 20 to 30 knots gusting to 40 knots
When the accident occurred he had just pick up his brother in law and his backpack, he confirmed weight and balance and determined he was about 300 pounds below max weight.
The takeoff roll was normal and climb out, when reaching approximately 70 knots IAS and climbing above the tree line at best angle of climb (vx) the sudden wind effect/ gust created a stall condition which placed the aircraft in a position that he could not recover from. The aircraft impacted several trees and the come to rest on the landing gear in a small clearing.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT IN COMMAND/OWNER STATED THAT HE IS FAMILIAR WITH THE LANDING AND TAKEOFF AREA WITH MORE THAN SIX TRIPS IN AND OUT OF THE UNIMPROVED SURFACE AREA OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
IT WAS HIS SECOND TRIP INTO THE AREA THAT DAY. THE FIRST TRIPS HE HAD DELIVERED SOME SUPPLIES.
WINDS BRIEFED TO BE 20 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS
WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED HE HAD JUST PICK UP HIS BROTHER IN LAW AND HIS BACKPACK, HE CONFIRMED WEIGHT AND BALANCE AND DETERMINED HE WAS ABOUT 300 POUNDS BELOW MAX WEIGHT.
THE TAKEOFF ROLL WAS NORMAL AND CLIMB OUT, WHEN REACHING APPROXIMATELY 70 KNOTS IAS AND CLIMBING ABOVE THE TREE LINE AT BEST ANGLE OF CLIMB (VX) THE SUDDEN WIND EFFECT/ GUST CREATED A STALL CONDITION WHICH PLACED THE AIRCRAFT IN A POSITION THAT HE COULD NOT RECOVER FROM. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SEVERAL TREES AND THE COME TO REST ON THE LANDING GEAR IN A SMALL CLEARING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.