Incident Overview
A pilot reported that shortly after departing from runway 33, the aircraft inadvertently entered a fog bank. In response, the pilot attempted a climbing right turn to return to the clear air over the departure runway. During this maneuver, the pilot stated that the airspeed dropped, leading to an aerodynamic stall. The aircraft subsequently struck trees and descended vertically onto a mountainside. Upon impact, the airplane came to rest inverted. Both wings and the fuselage were bent and wrinkled as a result of the collision and subsequent landing.
Sequence of Events
The pilot's account indicates that the encounter with fog occurred soon after takeoff. The decision to execute a climbing right turn was aimed at regaining visual conditions above the runway. However, the loss of airspeed precipitated a stall, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent. The aircraft's trajectory carried it through tree branches before the vertical descent to the mountain slope. The inverted final position suggests a hard impact, as evidenced by the structural deformation noted on the airframe.
Damage Assessment
The accident caused significant structural damage: both wings exhibited bending and wrinkling, and the fuselage also sustained similar deformation. No other details regarding the extent of damage or conditions of the aircraft's occupants were provided in the source.
Contributing Factors
The pilot's narrative describes the inadvertent entry into fog as the initiating event, followed by the stall during the climbing turn. The source does not explicitly state any causal factors beyond the pilot's own description of the events. No analysis of weather conditions, pilot experience, or mechanical issues is included in the available information.