What happened
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(-23) Pilot landed on rwy 08 at Northumberland county (N79). Upon landing the aircraft began to porpoise. Pilot added full power to go-around. The aircraft drifted left of the rwy center line. Seconds before contacting the tops of the trees the pilot selected flaps from 30 degrees (full down) to 0 degrees (full up), and lowered the nose of the aircraft, to increase airspeed. When the aircraft's nose was lowered the aircraft contacted the top of a row of trees, rolled inverted and struck the ground nose first. The force bent the entire aircraft fuselage just aft of the firewall and the aircraft came to rest inverted. The pilot crawled out of the wreckage and called 911 on her cell phone. She was life-flighted to danville, PA medical center in serious condition.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT LANDED ON RWY 08 AT NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (N79). UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE. PILOT ADDED FULL POWER TO GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OF THE RWY CENTER LINE. SECONDS BEFORE CONTACTING THE TOPS OF THE TREES THE PILOT SELECTED FLAPS FROM 30 DEGREES (FULL DOWN) TO 0 DEGREES (FULL UP), AND LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT, TO INCREASE AIRSPEED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE WAS LOWERED THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TOP OF A ROW OF TREES, ROLLED INVERTED AND STRUCK THE GROUND NOSE FIRST. THE FORCE BENT THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE JUST AFT OF THE FIREWALL AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT CRAWLED OUT OF THE WRECKAGE AND CALLED 911 ON HER CELL PHONE. SHE WAS LIFE-FLIGHTED TO DANVILLE, PA MEDICAL CENTER IN SERIOUS CONDITION.
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