What happened
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(-23) At 13:50 on 06/07/2005 at Santa yanez airport CA. The pilot privacy data omitted was making a straight in approach to land on runway 26. At an estimated altitude of 50 to 100 feet above the runway the aircraft nose pitched up. At which time the pilot applied full power to the engine which increased the nose up attitude. The aircraft drifted north over the aircraft tie down/parking ramp while climbing to an estimated altitude of 80 feet above ground level when the left wing exceeded it's critical angle of attack and stalled. The nose and left wing dropped down putting the aircraft in a left nose down descent over a parked experimental high wing airplane. The aircraft's left main landing gear struck the right wing of the parked experimental airplane, the aircraft continued down to impact the ground and slide forward 318 inches to a complete stop. Aircraft suffered substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 13:50 ON 06/07/2005 AT SANTA YANEZ AIRPORT CA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS MAKING A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 26. AT AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 50 TO 100 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT NOSE PITCHED UP. AT WHICH TIME THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO THE ENGINE WHICH INCREASED THE NOSE UP ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED NORTH OVER THE AIRCRAFT TIE DOWN/PARKING RAMP WHILE CLIMBING TO AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 80 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WHEN THE LEFT WING EXCEEDED IT'S CRITICAL ANGLE OF ATTACK AND STALLED. THE NOSE AND LEFT WING DROPPED DOWN PUTTING THE AIRCRAFT IN A LEFT NOSE DOWN DESCENT OVER A PARKED EXPERIMENTAL HIGH WING AIRPLANE. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE RIGHT WING OF THE PARKED EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN TO IMPACT THE GROUND AND SLIDE FORWARD 318 INCHES TO A COMPLETE STOP. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
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