What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft sustained substantial damage on landing, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)pilot parks stated that he was attempting to land on his private airstrip when he experienced a hard landing. The aricraft bounced and he attempted a go-around but could not get enough airspeed to clear the trees at the end of the airport. During a turn to aviod the trees the left wing struck the ground. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the wing and the fuselage separated behind the cockpit. Pilot parks and his passenger received minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON LANDING, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)PILOT PARKS STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING. THE ARICRAFT BOUNCED AND HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND BUT COULD NOT GET ENOUGH AIRSPEED TO CLEAR THE TREES AT THE END OF THE AIRPORT. DURING A TURN TO AVIOD THE TREES THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING AND THE FUSELAGE SEPARATED BEHIND THE COCKPIT. PILOT PARKS AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.