What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Ballooned on a bump landing on a logging road. Wind gust drifted aircraft into bordering trees. (.4)the pilot reported that he had landed on a narrow, uneven, abandoned logging road in gusty crosswind conditions. During the landing roll, the airplane encountered a bump in the road, and became airborne. A gust of wind pushed the airplane into adjacent trees. The pilot said the accident was caused by his inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions. (-23) while attempting to land on an abandoned logging road, the aircraft left the roadway and impacted a tree which turned the aircraft abruptly, causing the right wing and propeller to strike the ground. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical problems and that the cause of the accident was "pilot error."
As the FAA filed it
BALLOONED ON A BUMP LANDING ON A LOGGING ROAD. WIND GUST DRIFTED AIRCRAFT INTO BORDERING TREES. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD LANDED ON A NARROW, UNEVEN, ABANDONED LOGGING ROAD IN GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND BECAME AIRBORNE. A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRPLANE INTO ADJACENT TREES. THE PILOT SAID THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY HIS INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. (-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON AN ABANDONED LOGGING ROAD, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE ROADWAY AND IMPACTED A TREE WHICH TURNED THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY, CAUSING THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS "PILOT ERROR."
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.