What happened
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(-23) Owner/operator private pilot attempting landing on private airstrip in rural area. Airstrip is turf with 100 foot elevation change over 2,200 feet length. Tall trees surround all perimeter. Pilot stated he was "a little too high" on his approach, and he "tried to go around". He began a rejected landing maneuver at 60 mph and 10 feet off surface. Pilot stated that he "got too slow in climb" and when he started to turn he "got into a stall and hit the trees". Pilot stated that he had made approach with full flaps and he could not recall whether he had retracted the flaps for the go around. Flaps were in the retracted position at time of impact. Pilot stated that he frequently checked for carburetor ice and he felt he had adequate power. During post event inspection the carburetor heat control was in the "on" position. It has not been established whether the carb heat was forced on during impact. Flaps appear to have been retracted fully prior to impact as they are crumpled in the retracted position. Flap control is electric. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) OWNER/OPERATOR PRIVATE PILOT ATTEMPTING LANDING ON PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN RURAL AREA. AIRSTRIP IS TURF WITH 100 FOOT ELEVATION CHANGE OVER 2,200 FEET LENGTH. TALL TREES SURROUND ALL PERIMETER. PILOT STATED HE WAS "A LITTLE TOO HIGH" ON HIS APPROACH, AND HE "TRIED TO GO AROUND". HE BEGAN A REJECTED LANDING MANEUVER AT 60 MPH AND 10 FEET OFF SURFACE. PILOT STATED THAT HE "GOT TOO SLOW IN CLIMB" AND WHEN HE STARTED TO TURN HE "GOT INTO A STALL AND HIT THE TREES". PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD MADE APPROACH WITH FULL FLAPS AND HE COULD NOT RECALL WHETHER HE HAD RETRACTED THE FLAPS FOR THE GO AROUND. FLAPS WERE IN THE RETRACTED POSITION AT TIME OF IMPACT. PILOT STATED THAT HE FREQUENTLY CHECKED FOR CARBURETOR ICE AND HE FELT HE HAD ADEQUATE POWER. DURING POST EVENT INSPECTION THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WAS IN THE "ON" POSITION. IT HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED WHETHER THE CARB HEAT WAS FORCED ON DURING IMPACT. FLAPS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN RETRACTED FULLY PRIOR TO IMPACT AS THEY ARE CRUMPLED IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. FLAP CONTROL IS ELECTRIC. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
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