What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft bounced on landing, and the acft went off the rwy adn struck trees. (-23) aircraft attempted to land runway 22. A strong gust of wind caught the aircraft during the flair and the airplane bounced hard on the runway and back into the air. The pilot then attempted to go around but the aircraft would not climb. The flaps were found to be extended during the investigation. The pilot stated that despite the fact he had full right aileron applied the aircraft continued to turn left. The airplane struck small saplings approx. 300 feet off of runway 22 on the left side of the runway. The aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT BOUNCED ON LANDING, AND THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RWY ADN STRUCK TREES. (-23) AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND RUNWAY 22. A STRONG GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE FLAIR AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED HARD ON THE RUNWAY AND BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND BUT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB. THE FLAPS WERE FOUND TO BE EXTENDED DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THE PILOT STATED THAT DESPITE THE FACT HE HAD FULL RIGHT AILERON APPLIED THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN LEFT. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK SMALL SAPLINGS APPROX. 300 FEET OFF OF RUNWAY 22 ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.