What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot was landing to the south, a crosswind existed and the aircraft began to drift. The pilot applied power to initiate a go around and struck a tree branch 20-30 feet in the air. The aircraft impacted the ground into the tree branches that cushioned the impact. The aircraft came to rest 180 degrees from the flight path facing north in a close to a vertical position. The pilot was the sole occupant and no injury occurred. The grass strip was well maintained, 2500' long and 50-75 wide.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS LANDING TO THE SOUTH, A CROSSWIND EXISTED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER TO INITIATE A GO AROUND AND STRUCK A TREE BRANCH 20-30 FEET IN THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND INTO THE TREE BRANCHES THAT CUSHIONED THE IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 180 DEGREES FROM THE FLIGHT PATH FACING NORTH IN A CLOSE TO A VERTICAL POSITION. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND NO INJURY OCCURRED. THE GRASS STRIP WAS WELL MAINTAINED, 2500' LONG AND 50-75 WIDE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.