What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The rated private pilot and solo occupant of the aircraft was attempting to land at the Marble canyon airstrip in Marble Colorado. On the fourth attempt the pilot was high and long. Track marks in the grass indicate the pilot touched down then attempted a go-around less than 50 yards from the departure end of the runway. During climb out the pilot struck the tops of two 15 foot trees approximately 50 yards past the end of the runway and impacted on gunison county rd 3 in a nose low attitude. The pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft received substantial damage. Aspen wind was variable at 5KTS. Pilot and aircraft logs made available to NTSB. Copies of this information have been requested from the NTSB.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE RATED PRIVATE PILOT AND SOLO OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE MARBLE CANYON AIRSTRIP IN MARBLE COLORADO. ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT THE PILOT WAS HIGH AND LONG. TRACK MARKS IN THE GRASS INDICATE THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN THEN ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND LESS THAN 50 YARDS FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. DURING CLIMB OUT THE PILOT STRUCK THE TOPS OF TWO 15 FOOT TREES APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED ON GUNISON COUNTY RD 3 IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ASPEN WIND WAS VARIABLE AT 5KTS. PILOT AND AIRCRAFT LOGS MADE AVAILABLE TO NTSB. COPIES OF THIS INFORMATION HAVE BEEN REQUESTED FROM THE NTSB.
NTSB investigation
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