What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted a student pilot was practicing soft field landings on his property when the accident occurred. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that he approached the field and made a base leg from the left. He descended over tall trees with 2 notches of flaps (30 degrees) and touched down near the crest of rolling terrain and bounced and the terrain sloped away. The pilot privacy data omitted attempted to go around and pulled up to climb over trees at the end of the field when the left wing dropped and the aircraft fell over to the left and landed in trees.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING SOFT FIELD LANDINGS ON HIS PROPERTY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE APPROACHED THE FIELD AND MADE A BASE LEG FROM THE LEFT. HE DESCENDED OVER TALL TREES WITH 2 NOTCHES OF FLAPS (30 DEGREES) AND TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE CREST OF ROLLING TERRAIN AND BOUNCED AND THE TERRAIN SLOPED AWAY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND AND PULLED UP TO CLIMB OVER TREES AT THE END OF THE FIELD WHEN THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT FELL OVER TO THE LEFT AND LANDED IN TREES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.