What happened
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(.19) On September 24, 2002, about 1215 eastern daylight time, a Bellanca 7KCAB (citabria b), N4210Y, was substantially damage when it collided with trees during an aborted landing at Vansant Airport (9N1), Erwinna, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot sustained minor injures. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91. During an interview with a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot stated that he had been flying around the local area for about an hour. He decided to return to 9N1, and performed a landing to runway 7, a 3,058-foot long, 120-foot wide turf runway. After touchdown, the airplane bounced twice, and the pilot added power to abort the landing. However, the airplane drifted right, struck trees, and came to rest entangled within the trees. The pilot added that he did not experience any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. The reported wind at an airport approximately 20 miles south of the accident site, at 1154, was from 340 degrees at 6 knots. (-23) pilot was landing on runway 7 at van sant airport (9N1), located in e rwinna, PA. On touchdown, the aircraft bounced. The pilot tried to correct this problem and bounced again. He then applied full power to the aircraft to do a go-around. The aircraft then veered toward the right and impacted the trees next to the runway. The aircraft came to rest in a nose-down position down an embankment next to the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2002, ABOUT 1215 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELLANCA 7KCAB (CITABRIA B), N4210Y, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING AN ABORTED LANDING AT VANSANT AIRPORT (9N1), ERWINNA, PENNSYLVANIA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING AROUND THE LOCAL AREA FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO 9N1, AND PERFORMED A LANDING TO RUNWAY 7, A 3,058-FOOT LONG, 120-FOOT WIDE TURF RUNWAY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED TWICE, AND THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO ABORT THE LANDING. HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED RIGHT, STRUCK TREES, AND CAME TO REST ENTANGLED WITHIN THE TREES. THE PILOT ADDED THAT HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE REPORTED WIND AT AN AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES SOUTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, AT 1154, WAS FROM 340 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS. (-23) PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 7 AT VAN SANT AIRPORT (9N1), LOCATED IN E RWINNA, PA. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND BOUNCED AGAIN. HE THEN APPLIED FULL POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT TO DO A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TOWARD THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE TREES NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A NOSE-DOWN POSITION DOWN AN EMBANKMENT NEXT TO THE RUNWAY.
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