What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot attempting to land allowed aircraft to drift (in flight) off to the right of the runway where he clipped the tops of small trees and crashed. Pilot stated that a gust of wind caught the aircraft and before he could correct he was hitting the trees. Trees were about fifty feet from the runway centerline. The airport is a private strip belonging to the pilot. (.19) on February 17, 2002, at 1900 central standard time, a Cessna 172H, N1463F, operated by a private pilot, collided with trees and the terrain during a go-around on runway 14 (2,000 feet by 40 feet, asphalt) at the webb lake airport, Hackensack, Minnesota. The pilot and two passengers were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. The flight originated from crystal, Minnesota, at 1730.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTING TO LAND ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT (IN FLIGHT) OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY WHERE HE CLIPPED THE TOPS OF SMALL TREES AND CRASHED. PILOT STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT AND BEFORE HE COULD CORRECT HE WAS HITTING THE TREES. TREES WERE ABOUT FIFTY FEET FROM THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE AIRPORT IS A PRIVATE STRIP BELONGING TO THE PILOT. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 17, 2002, AT 1900 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172H, N1463F, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE TERRAIN DURING A GO-AROUND ON RUNWAY 14 (2,000 FEET BY 40 FEET, ASPHALT) AT THE WEBB LAKE AIRPORT, HACKENSACK, MINNESOTA. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CRYSTAL, MINNESOTA, AT 1730.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.