What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated the following:
Clear sky
No wind
Acft was 400 pound under gross weight
Flies in and out of area six to seven times a year
There was nothing mechanically wrong with the aircraft
Complacency was a contributing factor
Pilot landed on American creek, picked up client and cargo and was heading to hammersly lake.
Pilot took off to the south and after becoming airborne, turned 180 degrees and now was heading north parallel to American creek after getting to the appropriate altitude turned 90 degrees heading east.
As the pilot was heading east for a saddle in the terrain he noted that the aircraft was not climbing sufficiently to clear terrain safely. He added flaps and initiated turn to the south, while in the turn he knew that the acft was going to stall and applied full power. The aircraft impacted the ground going forward and came to rest inverted.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THE FOLLOWING:
CLEAR SKY
NO WIND
ACFT WAS 400 POUND UNDER GROSS WEIGHT
FLIES IN AND OUT OF AREA SIX TO SEVEN TIMES A YEAR
THERE WAS NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE AIRCRAFT
COMPLACENCY WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR
PILOT LANDED ON AMERICAN CREEK, PICKED UP CLIENT AND CARGO AND WAS HEADING TO HAMMERSLY LAKE.
PILOT TOOK OFF TO THE SOUTH AND AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, TURNED 180 DEGREES AND NOW WAS HEADING NORTH PARALLEL TO AMERICAN CREEK AFTER GETTING TO THE APPROPRIATE ALTITUDE TURNED 90 DEGREES HEADING EAST.
AS THE PILOT WAS HEADING EAST FOR A SADDLE IN THE TERRAIN HE NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING SUFFICIENTLY TO CLEAR TERRAIN SAFELY. HE ADDED FLAPS AND INITIATED TURN TO THE SOUTH, WHILE IN THE TURN HE KNEW THAT THE ACFT WAS GOING TO STALL AND APPLIED FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND GOING FORWARD AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.
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