What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Overran runway landing. Struck tree. (-23) on October 18, 1997, at 1700 CDT a Piper PA-J3-L65, NC33252, collided with trees at the end of the runway after landing on a private grass runway in Reeseville, WI. The private pilot, the only occupant, was not injured but the aircraft sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The aircraft was being operated as a pleasure flight under 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. The flight originated in hartford, WI at 1545 CDT and the pilot performed a touch & go landing at dodge county, WI airport and then proceeded to Reeseville, WI. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
OVERRAN RUNWAY LANDING. STRUCK TREE. (-23) ON OCTOBER 18, 1997, AT 1700 CDT A PIPER PA-J3-L65, NC33252, COLLIDED WITH TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING ON A PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY IN REESEVILLE, WI. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE ONLY OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN HARTFORD, WI AT 1545 CDT AND THE PILOT PERFORMED A TOUCH & GO LANDING AT DODGE COUNTY, WI AIRPORT AND THEN PROCEEDED TO REESEVILLE, WI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
NTSB investigation
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