What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Friday, November 1, 2019, a zenith CH701, registered as N102PH, serial number 7-8890, was involved in an accident at Mcnary Field Airport (ksle) in Salem, OR . The accident resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft.
The aircraft privacy data omitted
The pilot of N102PH explained that after takeoff rotation he experienced a wind gust. He stated that he climbed to approx. 25 feet as a result of the gust and struggled to maintain control of the aircraft. After realizing that he could not maintain control, he then decided to abort the takeoff and land back down on the runway. After touching down the pilot reported that he lost directional control of the aircraft.
Note: pilot reported 0.5 hours of flight time in make/model and 0.5 hours in the last 90 days. Due to atqa form limitations "0.5" could not be entered. Selected "unkown" and reported flight times in this narrative.
Preliminary weather report from ksle airport indicates the following:
At 21:56 zulu time (14:56 local time)
METAR ksle 012156Z 36012KT 10SM clr 16/M05 A3028 rmk AO2 SLP256 T01561050=
At 22:56 zulu time (15:56 local time)
METAR ksle 012256Z 01012KT 10SM clr 16/M05 A3028 rmk AO2 SLP253 T01561050=
As the FAA filed it
ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2019, A ZENITH CH701, REGISTERED AS N102PH, SERIAL NUMBER 7-8890, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT MCNARY FIELD AIRPORT (KSLE) IN SALEM, OR . THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
THE PILOT OF N102PH EXPLAINED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF ROTATION HE EXPERIENCED A WIND GUST. HE STATED THAT HE CLIMBED TO APPROX. 25 FEET AS A RESULT OF THE GUST AND STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER REALIZING THAT HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL, HE THEN DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND LAND BACK DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.
NOTE: PILOT REPORTED 0.5 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME IN MAKE/MODEL AND 0.5 HOURS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS. DUE TO ATQA FORM LIMITATIONS "0.5" COULD NOT BE ENTERED. SELECTED "UNKOWN" AND REPORTED FLIGHT TIMES IN THIS NARRATIVE.
PRELIMINARY WEATHER REPORT FROM KSLE AIRPORT INDICATES THE FOLLOWING:
AT 21:56 ZULU TIME (14:56 LOCAL TIME)
METAR KSLE 012156Z 36012KT 10SM CLR 16/M05 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP256 T01561050=
AT 22:56 ZULU TIME (15:56 LOCAL TIME)
METAR KSLE 012256Z 01012KT 10SM CLR 16/M05 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP253 T01561050=
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.