What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC and passenger were taking off from a 600-700 foot makeshift airstrip in the Alaska range. Visability was approximately 20 miles with the ceiling be about 5000 feet, wind was light, at 3-5 mph from the north. When the aircraft was about 12-15 feet AGL there was a windgust that pushed the tail of the aircraft to the left. Additional gusts were pushing the aircraft towards the ground. The aircraft was unable to climb and was pushed down, impacting the ground. Both occupents were able to exit the aircarft with no injuries. The PIC and passenger immediately noticed the wind had shifted and was now coming from the south at approximately 15 mph with even higher gusts. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to include: the left wing spars were bent, left wing aft attach fitting broken, fuselage longerons/stringers were bent, left elevator damaged, engine prop strike and the right landing gear bent/seperated from the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PIC AND PASSENGER WERE TAKING OFF FROM A 600-700 FOOT MAKESHIFT AIRSTRIP IN THE ALASKA RANGE. VISABILITY WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES WITH THE CEILING BE ABOUT 5000 FEET, WIND WAS LIGHT, AT 3-5 MPH FROM THE NORTH. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 12-15 FEET AGL THERE WAS A WINDGUST THAT PUSHED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. ADDITIONAL GUSTS WERE PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB AND WAS PUSHED DOWN, IMPACTING THE GROUND. BOTH OCCUPENTS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCARFT WITH NO INJURIES. THE PIC AND PASSENGER IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE WIND HAD SHIFTED AND WAS NOW COMING FROM THE SOUTH AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WITH EVEN HIGHER GUSTS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO INCLUDE: THE LEFT WING SPARS WERE BENT, LEFT WING AFT ATTACH FITTING BROKEN, FUSELAGE LONGERONS/STRINGERS WERE BENT, LEFT ELEVATOR DAMAGED, ENGINE PROP STRIKE AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR BENT/SEPERATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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