What happened
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(-23) Was high on approach and circled once to the right while descending to land on the freshly mowed Private grass landing strip. Was still in the right turn when the aircraft was caught in a down draft. Full throttle was applied, but the descent could not be arrested, and the aircraft was forced onto the runway. The aircraft was not fully lined up upon touchdown and continued diagonally across the runway. The pilot does not recall having any directional control while on the runway and didn't initiate any braking. The aircraft transversed the runway exiting the runway to the left, hit several large sage brush and came to a stop approximately 400' from the point of touchdown, tail up when the aircraft hit several 20' tall scrub oak trees.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WAS HIGH ON APPROACH AND CIRCLED ONCE TO THE RIGHT WHILE DESCENDING TO LAND ON THE FRESHLY MOWED PRIVATE GRASS LANDING STRIP. WAS STILL IN THE RIGHT TURN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS CAUGHT IN A DOWN DRAFT. FULL THROTTLE WAS APPLIED, BUT THE DESCENT COULD NOT BE ARRESTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT FULLY LINED UP UPON TOUCHDOWN AND CONTINUED DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT DOES NOT RECALL HAVING ANY DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE ON THE RUNWAY AND DIDN'T INITIATE ANY BRAKING. THE AIRCRAFT TRANSVERSED THE RUNWAY EXITING THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, HIT SEVERAL LARGE SAGE BRUSH AND CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 400' FROM THE POINT OF TOUCHDOWN, TAIL UP WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT SEVERAL 20' TALL SCRUB OAK TREES.
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