What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Pilot was attempting to land at 2200 foot paved airstrip. Aircraft touched down about two-thirds of the way down the runway when pilot realized there was not sufficient runway to stop. Pilot elected to go-aroung and applied full power. Aircraft became airborne and pilot then banked the aircraft to left and struck trees. The aircraft came to rest about 35 feet above the ground in the trees and the fire crews rescued the pilot and his passenger. The pilot stated that this was the first time he had been to this airport and was not familiar with it. No injuries occurred to either the pilot or the passenger. The aircraft received substantial damage as the result of the accident. privacy data omitted This investigaion is closed. (.4) the pilot touched down about 2/3 the way down the active runway, then took off again when he felt he could not stop safely on the runway. During climbout, the airplane struck trees about 50 feet in height, and became entangled in them. It hung approximately 35 feet above the ground by the left main landing gear until lowered by rescuers.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT 2200 FOOT PAVED AIRSTRIP. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY WHEN PILOT REALIZED THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT RUNWAY TO STOP. PILOT ELECTED TO GO-AROUNG AND APPLIED FULL POWER. AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND PILOT THEN BANKED THE AIRCRAFT TO LEFT AND STRUCK TREES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 35 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND IN THE TREES AND THE FIRE CREWS RESCUED THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER. THE PILOT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD BEEN TO THIS AIRPORT AND WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT. NO INJURIES OCCURRED TO EITHER THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS THE RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INVESTIGAION IS CLOSED. (.4) THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 2/3 THE WAY DOWN THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, THEN TOOK OFF AGAIN WHEN HE FELT HE COULD NOT STOP SAFELY ON THE RUNWAY. DURING CLIMBOUT, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES ABOUT 50 FEET IN HEIGHT, AND BECAME ENTANGLED IN THEM. IT HUNG APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND BY THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNTIL LOWERED BY RESCUERS.
NTSB investigation
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