What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC departed uos with an airmet-t valid. Winds were reported calm by the pilot but he said it was gusty above the trees. PIC departed off runway 06 and encountered significant wind gusts not that were not appearant from the ground. Climbing out the pilot experienced a turbulent down draft from the tree line. PIC attempted to climb above the turbulence, but the climb performance was severely compromised due to the downdraft. By this time, PIC reported he was passed the point he could land again and was too low to return. The aircraft settled into a growth of vegitation and trees which destroyed the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PIC DEPARTED UOS WITH AN AIRMET-T VALID. WINDS WERE REPORTED CALM BY THE PILOT BUT HE SAID IT WAS GUSTY ABOVE THE TREES. PIC DEPARTED OFF RUNWAY 06 AND ENCOUNTERED SIGNIFICANT WIND GUSTS NOT THAT WERE NOT APPEARANT FROM THE GROUND. CLIMBING OUT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A TURBULENT DOWN DRAFT FROM THE TREE LINE. PIC ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB ABOVE THE TURBULENCE, BUT THE CLIMB PERFORMANCE WAS SEVERELY COMPROMISED DUE TO THE DOWNDRAFT. BY THIS TIME, PIC REPORTED HE WAS PASSED THE POINT HE COULD LAND AGAIN AND WAS TOO LOW TO RETURN. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO A GROWTH OF VEGITATION AND TREES WHICH DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.