What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The Private pilot departed birchwood airport (bpcw) at 0820 LCL for a Private airstrip approximately 6 miles east of the Willow airport (paou). While attempting to land south on the 800 foot wet grass runway, on the final approach, the right main landing gear clipped the top of a 20 foot tall tree approximately 160 feet from the end of the runway. The pilot added power and attempted to recover but the aircraft mushed forward descending and impacting more brush. The aircraft slowed further and came to rest in the brush approximately 25 feet short of the runway. There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PRIVATE PILOT DEPARTED BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT (BPCW) AT 0820 LCL FOR A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES EAST OF THE WILLOW AIRPORT (PAOU). WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND SOUTH ON THE 800 FOOT WET GRASS RUNWAY, ON THE FINAL APPROACH, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CLIPPED THE TOP OF A 20 FOOT TALL TREE APPROXIMATELY 160 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER BUT THE AIRCRAFT MUSHED FORWARD DESCENDING AND IMPACTING MORE BRUSH. THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED FURTHER AND CAME TO REST IN THE BRUSH APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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