What happened
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Pilot states: picking up one passenger and light gear on a tundra shelf. He measured the takeoff distance to be at least 1500 ft. before takeoff, wind was observed to be light quartering headwind. After lift off, airspeed kept diminishing, engine was observed to be developing full power, aircraft settled back to ground. Gear collapsed and prop stopped when in contact with the ground. No injuries. PIC was unable to maintain climb out performance apparently due to shifting winds. After exiting the aircraft pilot noticed stronger gusty winds in the opposite direction from takeoff. He states wind shift and a downdraft were the cause of loss of lift and subsequently the accident.
No further investigation necessary. Associated ptrs AL03202003404.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATES: PICKING UP ONE PASSENGER AND LIGHT GEAR ON A TUNDRA SHELF. HE MEASURED THE TAKEOFF DISTANCE TO BE AT LEAST 1500 FT. BEFORE TAKEOFF, WIND WAS OBSERVED TO BE LIGHT QUARTERING HEADWIND. AFTER LIFT OFF, AIRSPEED KEPT DIMINISHING, ENGINE WAS OBSERVED TO BE DEVELOPING FULL POWER, AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO GROUND. GEAR COLLAPSED AND PROP STOPPED WHEN IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. NO INJURIES. PIC WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CLIMB OUT PERFORMANCE APPARENTLY DUE TO SHIFTING WINDS. AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT PILOT NOTICED STRONGER GUSTY WINDS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM TAKEOFF. HE STATES WIND SHIFT AND A DOWNDRAFT WERE THE CAUSE OF LOSS OF LIFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE ACCIDENT.
NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION NECESSARY. ASSOCIATED PTRS AL03202003404.
NTSB investigation
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