SURF CITY, NC, USA
N96522
TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
A LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED AT A PRIVATE TURF STRIP IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. AT LEVEL OFF FOR A 3-POINT LANDING ON RWY 24, THE RIGHT WING WAS LIFTED SHARPLY BY A WIND GUST. RIGHT AILERON AND RUDDER WERE APPLIED AND POWER WAS ADDED TO GO-AROUND. AS THE AIRPLANE LEVELED OFF TO CLIMB AWAY THE LEFT WING STRUCK ONE OF THE TREES WHICH LINED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE PILOT HAD ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO DRIFT INTO THE TREES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY DUE TO A RIGHT QUARTERING HEADWIND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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