What happened
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(-23) Airman departed 1F2 enroute to his private airport inm south of W57. His preflight planning did not include the collection of weather information other than his personal observation. As he circled his airfield for a landing to the east, the rain became heavy. Just prior to touch down, a gust of wind caused the Cessna to climb. He descended toward the 2100' wet grass runway only to be lifted again by another gust. At this point the pilot elected to go-around. He decided to navigate under a set of wires which are adjacent and perpendicular to the east end of his runway. During this manuever his right wing impacted a tree. The a/c turned 180 degrees to the right impacted the ground nose low, and came to rest upright facing the opposite direction of travel. He suffered minor injury to his head. The a/c was substantially damaged via damage to: leading edge of right wing, right wing attachment to fuselage, engine mount bent significantly upward, engine sudden stoppage, left wing tip smashed, left elevator and horizontal stabilizer bent.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRMAN DEPARTED 1F2 ENROUTE TO HIS PRIVATE AIRPORT INM SOUTH OF W57. HIS PREFLIGHT PLANNING DID NOT INCLUDE THE COLLECTION OF WEATHER INFORMATION OTHER THAN HIS PERSONAL OBSERVATION. AS HE CIRCLED HIS AIRFIELD FOR A LANDING TO THE EAST, THE RAIN BECAME HEAVY. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN, A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE CESSNA TO CLIMB. HE DESCENDED TOWARD THE 2100' WET GRASS RUNWAY ONLY TO BE LIFTED AGAIN BY ANOTHER GUST. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO-AROUND. HE DECIDED TO NAVIGATE UNDER A SET OF WIRES WHICH ARE ADJACENT AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE EAST END OF HIS RUNWAY. DURING THIS MANUEVER HIS RIGHT WING IMPACTED A TREE. THE A/C TURNED 180 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE LOW, AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. HE SUFFERED MINOR INJURY TO HIS HEAD. THE A/C WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED VIA DAMAGE TO: LEADING EDGE OF RIGHT WING, RIGHT WING ATTACHMENT TO FUSELAGE, ENGINE MOUNT BENT SIGNIFICANTLY UPWARD, ENGINE SUDDEN STOPPAGE, LEFT WING TIP SMASHED, LEFT ELEVATOR AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BENT.
NTSB investigation
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