What happened
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8:30 Am in the morning, departed TN23 titan field. They flew the challenger airplane for approximately 30 minutes then decided to come in for a landing. They flew their approach down the river on a tight base for runway 13 and planned to do a low approach down the runway to warn people that were fishing in the ponds next to the runway that I was coming in for landing.
Completing the low approach over the runway, full power was applied and began to climb out on the upwind. About 2-3 second in the climb out, he notice the lack of climb performance with full power applied. He began to maneuver the airplane to avoid trees and power lines but soon realize that he was running out of options and I was going to be force to do an emergency landing. With the options available to him, the safest option was to land in the trees. Once he entered the top of the trees, the plane rotated on its vertical axis 180 degrees and began to settle to the ground. Secured the aircraft and exited the aircraft assisting his passenger and move to safety.
As the FAA filed it
8:30 AM IN THE MORNING, DEPARTED TN23 TITAN FIELD. THEY FLEW THE CHALLENGER AIRPLANE FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES THEN DECIDED TO COME IN FOR A LANDING. THEY FLEW THEIR APPROACH DOWN THE RIVER ON A TIGHT BASE FOR RUNWAY 13 AND PLANNED TO DO A LOW APPROACH DOWN THE RUNWAY TO WARN PEOPLE THAT WERE FISHING IN THE PONDS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY THAT I WAS COMING IN FOR LANDING.
COMPLETING THE LOW APPROACH OVER THE RUNWAY, FULL POWER WAS APPLIED AND BEGAN TO CLIMB OUT ON THE UPWIND. ABOUT 2-3 SECOND IN THE CLIMB OUT, HE NOTICE THE LACK OF CLIMB PERFORMANCE WITH FULL POWER APPLIED. HE BEGAN TO MANEUVER THE AIRPLANE TO AVOID TREES AND POWER LINES BUT SOON REALIZE THAT HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS AND I WAS GOING TO BE FORCE TO DO AN EMERGENCY LANDING. WITH THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO HIM, THE SAFEST OPTION WAS TO LAND IN THE TREES. ONCE HE ENTERED THE TOP OF THE TREES, THE PLANE ROTATED ON ITS VERTICAL AXIS 180 DEGREES AND BEGAN TO SETTLE TO THE GROUND. SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT ASSISTING HIS PASSENGER AND MOVE TO SAFETY.
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