What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 7/6/2006, at approximately 1930 PDT, RV-6 aircraft, N157ST, crashed during an attempted go-around from an aborted landing on runway 09, Pine Mountain Lake Airport (E45), Groveland, CA. The pilot-in-command, privacy data omitted private pilot certificate privacy data omitted misjudged altitude during the landing approach and landed hard on the nose gear causing the aircraft to bounce off the runway. He added full power for a go-around and failed to compensate with rudder for the increased torque and p-factor. N157ST veered left, crossed the parallel taxiway, and came to rest after impacting the tree. The pilot and passenger suffered minor injuries and were transported to the local hospital by EMS personnel. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 7/6/2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 PDT, RV-6 AIRCRAFT, N157ST, CRASHED DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND FROM AN ABORTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 09, PINE MOUNTAIN LAKE AIRPORT (E45), GROVELAND, CA. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MISJUDGED ALTITUDE DURING THE LANDING APPROACH AND LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE OFF THE RUNWAY. HE ADDED FULL POWER FOR A GO-AROUND AND FAILED TO COMPENSATE WITH RUDDER FOR THE INCREASED TORQUE AND P-FACTOR. N157ST VEERED LEFT, CROSSED THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY, AND CAME TO REST AFTER IMPACTING THE TREE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL BY EMS PERSONNEL. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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