What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Saturday April 3, 2004 N4874G piloted by privacy data omitted struck some trees, while doing a low pass over a grass field. The weather was clear, but windy when a go around was initiated the plane failed to climb and the pilot privacy data omitted pushed the nose over to gain speed as he started to climb the right wing came into contact with some tree limbs and the left wing barely brushed some branches. The pilot privacy data omitted was able to return to Statesboro without further incident. Upon landing it was noted that the right wing had received substantial damage and the left wing had minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SATURDAY APRIL 3, 2004 N4874G PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DAT^ STRUCK SOME TREES, WHILE DOING A LOW PASS OVER A GRASS FIELD. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, BUT WINDY WHEN A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED THE PLANE FAILED TO CLIMB AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ PUSHED THE NOSE OVER TO GAIN SPEED AS HE STARTED TO CLIMB THE RIGHT WING CAME INTO CONTACT WITH SOME TREE LIMBS AND THE LEFT WING BARELY BRUSHED SOME BRANCHES. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO STATESBORO WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON LANDING IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RIGHT WING HAD RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE LEFT WING HAD MINOR DAMAGE.
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