What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On final approach to Minong, WI, the pilot decided he was out of position and initiated a go around. Pilot stated he applied power and pulled the nose up. As the aircraft pitched up the pilot moved the stick forward to level the aircraft out but could not get full stick travel because the rear stick got jammed on the back of the pilot seat. This prevented the elevator from reaching "full up" travel. The aircraft descended while maintaining full power in a nose high attitude just above stall and impacted the ground approximately 1/4 mile from the Minong airport. The pilot sustained minor injuries and the passenger was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FINAL APPROACH TO MINONG, WI, THE PILOT DECIDED HE WAS OUT OF POSITION AND INITIATED A GO AROUND. PILOT STATED HE APPLIED POWER AND PULLED THE NOSE UP. AS THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP THE PILOT MOVED THE STICK FORWARD TO LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT OUT BUT COULD NOT GET FULL STICK TRAVEL BECAUSE THE REAR STICK GOT JAMMED ON THE BACK OF THE PILOT SEAT. THIS PREVENTED THE ELEVATOR FROM REACHING "FULL UP" TRAVEL. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED WHILE MAINTAINING FULL POWER IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE JUST ABOVE STALL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM THE MINONG AIRPORT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.