What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted departed the hibbing MN airport at 1510 hours local time and flew to Amery WI. The pilot stated upon landing at the Amery airport, the aircraft hit the runway hard, and he executed a go-around. At the time of the go-around a gust of wind blew the aircraft toward a row of trees on the east edge of the airport, as a result the aircraft was unable to climb to a minimum altitude to miss the trees. The pilot further stated after hitting the trees the aircraft rolled nose down and struck the ground at full engine power. The aircraft was destroyed as a result of this accident, as the entire airplane received severe damage. The injuries were minor in nature, all three occupants were taken to the Amery hospital, and released the same day.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED THE HIBBING MN AIRPORT AT 1510 HOURS LOCAL TIME AND FLEW TO AMERY WI. THE PILOT STATED UPON LANDING AT THE AMERY AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY HARD, AND HE EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. AT THE TIME OF THE GO-AROUND A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD A ROW OF TREES ON THE EAST EDGE OF THE AIRPORT, AS A RESULT THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB TO A MINIMUM ALTITUDE TO MISS THE TREES. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED AFTER HITTING THE TREES THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED NOSE DOWN AND STRUCK THE GROUND AT FULL ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT, AS THE ENTIRE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SEVERE DAMAGE. THE INJURIES WERE MINOR IN NATURE, ALL THREE OCCUPANTS WERE TAKEN TO THE AMERY HOSPITAL, AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY.
NTSB investigation
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