Cessna 180 Skywagon
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250; Flight Crew Total 16500; Flight Crew Type 1000
Distraction; Workload
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed
Weather
While taking of from a 900 foot gravel bar a wind shear/ down draft was encountered. The event forced the aircraft back down and damaged the aircraft.
A pilot departing from a '900 foot gravel bar' reported a wind shear encounter forced the aircraft back down resulting in damage to the aircraft.