What happened
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(-23) Pilot stated that he was fast (airspeed) on approach and touched down approx. 1500 feet down the 2500 x 25 runway. Eye-witnesses stated the winds were approx. 90 degrees to the runway (rwy 29) at 10 to 15 knots. Pilot stated that during the rejected landing attempt he "shoved the throttle forward" and the engine sputtered, then began running smoothly. He stated that he turned left to avoid the power lines which were approx. 1/2 NM from end of runway and the left wingtip struck a tree. The airplane "cart-wheeled" to the left and came to rest upright about 300 ft to the left of the extended centerline of rwy 29. Approx. 5 ft of the left wing was separated from the airplane and the empennage was twisted approx. 30 degrees. The pilot suffered minor injuries. Post accident investigation revealed no evidence of airworthiness discrepancies. (.4)according to the pilot, he flew the final approach to the runway at 70 knots. He stated that he 'bounced [the airplane] trying to land.' The pilot initiated a go-around and applied full throttle, but the engine did not respond immediately. He stated that when the engine did respond, he was near the end of the runway. As the airplane started to climb he initiated a left turn to avoid high tension wires, during which the airplane's left wing contacted trees. Subsequently, the airplane stalled, impacted the ground, and came to a stop upright. A witness reported that the pilot initiated the go-around when the airplane was about 3/4 of the way down the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FAST (AIRSPEED) ON APPROACH AND TOUCHED DOWN APPROX. 1500 FEET DOWN THE 2500 X 25 RUNWAY. EYE-WITNESSES STATED THE WINDS WERE APPROX. 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY (RWY 29) AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE REJECTED LANDING ATTEMPT HE "SHOVED THE THROTTLE FORWARD" AND THE ENGINE SPUTTERED, THEN BEGAN RUNNING SMOOTHLY.HE STATED THAT HE TURNED LEFT TO AVOID THE POWER LINES WHICH WERE APPROX. 1/2 NM FROM END OF RUNWAY AND THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK A TREE. THE AIRPLANE "CART-WHEELED" TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ABOUT 300 FT TO THE LEFT OF THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF RWY 29. APPROX. 5 FT OF THE LEFT WING WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE AND THE EMPENNAGE WAS TWISTED APPROX. 30 DEGREES. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF AIRWORTHINESS DISCREPANCIES. (.4)ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE FLEW THE FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY AT 70 KNOTS. HE STATED THAT HE 'BOUNCED [THE AIRPLANE] TRYING TO LAND.' THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND APPLIED FULL THROTTLE, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. HE STATED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE DID RESPOND, HE WAS NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO CLIMB HE INITIATED A LEFT TURN TO AVOID HIGH TENSION WIRES, DURING WHICH THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING CONTACTED TREES. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE STALLED, IMPACTED THE GROUND, AND CAME TO A STOP UPRIGHT. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE PILOT INITIATED THE GO-AROUND WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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