What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft crashed on final approach to rwy 24 due to an engine stall, the acft landed on trees. (-23) gordon t. walker, pilot-in-command of N28764 was in the process of landing while the aircraft was in ground effect and continued floating over runway 24 about 20-30 ft the pilot knew he would not be able to land and decided to go around, winds gusty, loss control of aircraft and cartwheeled into the trees. Damage was substantial.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED ON FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 24 DUE TO AN ENGINE STALL, THE ACFT LANDED ON TREES. (-23) GORDON T. WALKER, PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N28764 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LANDING WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN GROUND EFFECT AND CONTINUED FLOATING OVER RUNWAY 24 ABOUT 20-30 FT THE PILOT KNEW HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO LAND AND DECIDED TO GO AROUND, WINDS GUSTY, LOSS CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND CARTWHEELED INTO THE TREES. DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.
NTSB investigation
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