What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On approach for landing, the pilot rounded out too high. The aircraft stalled, struck the ground, and veered left off the runway. The right wing and elevator were substantially damaged. (.4)the pilot had made one touch-and-go landing, and was making a second approach. He flared too high above the ground and added power to cushion the landing. He failed to hold compensating elevator control and the nose pitched up. He applied full power to abort the landing and the nose rose even further. The airplane started 'a moderate left turn' and the pilot corrected to parallel the runway, maintaining 'a very steep angle of attack.' He was able to land the airplane and taxied back to the maintenance hangar. Postaccident inspection disclosed the right wing tip and lower portion of the rudder were damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE PILOT ROUNDED OUT TOO HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, STRUCK THE GROUND, AND VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING AND ELEVATOR WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. (.4)THE PILOT HAD MADE ONE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING, AND WAS MAKING A SECOND APPROACH. HE FLARED TOO HIGH ABOVE THE GROUND AND ADDED POWER TO CUSHION THE LANDING. HE FAILED TO HOLD COMPENSATING ELEVATOR CONTROL AND THE NOSE PITCHED UP. HE APPLIED FULL POWER TO ABORT THE LANDING AND THE NOSE ROSE EVEN FURTHER. THE AIRPLANE STARTED 'A MODERATE LEFT TURN' AND THE PILOT CORRECTED TO PARALLEL THE RUNWAY, MAINTAINING 'A VERY STEEP ANGLE OF ATTACK.' HE WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRPLANE AND TAXIED BACK TO THE MAINTENANCE HANGAR. POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION DISCLOSED THE RIGHT WING TIP AND LOWER PORTION OF THE RUDDER WERE DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.