ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280023
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 July 2022 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Hutter Charles G |
| Registration: | N2423A |
| MSN: | 18504225 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6191 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO520D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Waterbury Airport (N41), Waterbury, CT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Plymouth, CT |
| Westerly State Airport, RI (WST/KWST) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot described the takeoff from the 2,000 ft-long turf runway surrounded by tall trees. He stated the airplane was making “takeoff power' and that all instruments were “in the green.' At the departure end of the runway the airplane encountered “windshear or a downdraft' and that the leaves in the treetops were being “pushed down.' The 6,000-hour pilot said he had never encountered windshear or a downdraft like it before. He said he adjusted the pitch attitude to best angle of climb, but that the airplane settled into the trees and descended to the ground while substantially damaging the wings, fuselage, and the empennage. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector who responded to the accident site discussed the forecast and PIREPS for low-level windshear with the pilot. The pilot said he had reviewed the weather, but as it was “nothing he hadn't flown in before,' he elected to depart. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's encounter with known and forecast adverse weather which resulted in a collision with trees during the initial climb.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA22LA300
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2022 19:15 | Geno | Added |
| 06-Jul-2022 01:03 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 06-Jul-2022 06:06 | AgOps | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Jul-2022 06:07 | Khutter | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2022 14:32 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 06-Jul-2022 16:59 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 07-May-2023 09:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [[Time, Source]] |
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