The airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain at about 1849 Pacific time, shortly after taking off. The private pilot and three passengers sustained serious injuries. Visual conditions prevailed. Witnesses reported the airplane seemed like it was not climbing and started to descend. Subsequently, the airplane impacted an open field about one-half mile southeast of the airport and nosed over. A passenger reported the pilot performed an engine run-up and did not notice anything irregular. The climb was normal until the airplane suddenly pitched upward. The pilot leveled the airplane and the “right wing dipped.” As the pilot leveled the airplane a second time, the “left wing dipped” and the airplane impacted the ground, coming to rest inverted.
September 7, 2009, Truckee, Calif., Cessna P206B
The airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain at about 1849 Pacific time, shortly after taking off. The private pilot and three passengers sustained serious injuries. Visual conditions prevailed. Witnesses reported the airplane seemed like it was not climbing and started to descend. Subsequently, the airplane impacted an open field about one-half mile southeast of the airport and nosed over. A passenger reported the pilot performed an engine run-up and did not notice anything irregular.
Key Takeaways:
- An airplane experienced substantial damage and caused serious injuries to the pilot and three passengers when it crashed shortly after takeoff.
- Witnesses observed the aircraft fail to climb and descend before impacting an open field approximately half a mile from the airport.
- A passenger reported the initial climb was normal until the airplane suddenly pitched upward, followed by a series of wing dips (right, then left) as the pilot attempted to level the aircraft before it impacted the ground inverted.
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