Pilot of a luscombe 8A flying low after takeoff encounters a downdraft and lands in the sagebrush.

Attributes
ACN	407684
Time
Date	199807
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lwl
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5700 msl bound upper : 5700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 83 flight time type : 65
ASRS Report	407684
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I and a passenger took off from lwl. We had a right crosswind at 10 mph. After we climbed to about 50 ft AGL we turned right, into the wind. We got about 1 mi from the airport, caught a downdraft and landed on some sagebrush. The landing broke the landing gear and propeller only.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A LUSCOMBE 8A FLYING LOW AFTER TKOF ENCOUNTERS A DOWNDRAFT AND LANDS IN THE SAGEBRUSH.

Narrative: I AND A PAX TOOK OFF FROM LWL. WE HAD A R XWIND AT 10 MPH. AFTER WE CLBED TO ABOUT 50 FT AGL WE TURNED R, INTO THE WIND. WE GOT ABOUT 1 MI FROM THE ARPT, CAUGHT A DOWNDRAFT AND LANDED ON SOME SAGEBRUSH. THE LNDG BROKE THE LNDG GEAR AND PROP ONLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.