What happened
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Bounced landing. Lost control. Veered off runway into trees. The solo student was landing at a remote, gravel airstrip. He stated that he visually inspected the airport wind sock and determined the winds were 'light and variable', favoring runway 20. He stated that the approach was normal until he went below the adjacent tree line,and the rate of descent increased. He was unable to arrest the descent prior to touchdown, and the airplane hit hard and bounced twice. The pilot noted in his written statement that he was unable to maintain dirctional control, and the airplane turned 45 degrees from its original runway heading. The pilot said that in an attempt to abort the landing, he added full power, and the airplane went off the right side of the runway. The left wing struck a stand of trees and received substantialdamage. (.4)the solo student was landing at a remote, gravel airstrip. He stated that he visually inspected the airport wind sock and determined the winds were 'light and variable', favoring runway 20. He stated that the approach was normal until he went below the adjacent tree line, and the rate of descent increased. He was unable to arrest the descent prior to touchdown, and the airplane hit hard and bounced twice. He was unable to maintain directional control, and the airplane turned 45 degrees from its original runway heading. He said that in an attempt to abort the landing, he added full power, and the airplane went off the right side of the runway. The left wing struck a stand of trees.
As the FAA filed it
BOUNCED LANDING. LOST CONTROL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO TREES. THE SOLO STUDENT WAS LANDING AT A REMOTE, GRAVEL AIRSTRIP. HE STATED THAT HE VISUALLY INSPECTED THE AIRPORT WIND SOCK AND DETERMINED THE WINDS WERE 'LIGHT AND VARIABLE', FAVORING RUNWAY 20. HE STATED THAT THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL UNTIL HE WENT BELOW THE ADJACENT TREE LINE,AND THE RATE OF DESCENT INCREASED. HE WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE DESCENT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, AND THE AIRPLANE HIT HARD AND BOUNCED TWICE. THE PILOT NOTED IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRCTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRPLANE TURNED 45 DEGREES FROM ITS ORIGINAL RUNWAY HEADING. THE PILOT SAID THAT IN AN ATTEMPT TO ABORT THE LANDING, HE ADDED FULL POWER, AND THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A STAND OF TREES AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIALDAMAGE. (.4)THE SOLO STUDENT WAS LANDING AT A REMOTE, GRAVEL AIRSTRIP. HE STATED THAT HE VISUALLY INSPECTED THE AIRPORT WIND SOCK AND DETERMINED THE WINDS WERE 'LIGHT AND VARIABLE', FAVORING RUNWAY 20. HE STATED THAT THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL UNTIL HE WENT BELOW THE ADJACENT TREE LINE, AND THE RATE OF DESCENT INCREASED. HE WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE DESCENT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, AND THE AIRPLANE HIT HARD AND BOUNCED TWICE. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRPLANE TURNED 45 DEGREES FROM ITS ORIGINAL RUNWAY HEADING. HE SAID THAT IN AN ATTEMPT TO ABORT THE LANDING, HE ADDED FULL POWER, AND THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A STAND OF TREES.
NTSB investigation
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