What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Mishap pilot was conducting flights for children of local organization. Upon approaching to land, he stated that he experienced a strong gust of wind causing him to lose control and contact trees. The aircraft's right wing struck first causing the aircraft to cartwheel over the trees and impact the ground nose first. All four occupants egressed the aircraft and suffered minor injuries. An examination of the flight path and aircraft configuration revealed that the flaps were not fully extended and that the aircraft appeared to be coming in and turned final at an extremely low altitude over the trees, basically at treetop level.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MISHAP PILOT WAS CONDUCTING FLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN OF LOCAL ORGANIZATION. UPON APPROACHING TO LAND, HE STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A STRONG GUST OF WIND CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL AND CONTACT TREES. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING STRUCK FIRST CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CARTWHEEL OVER THE TREES AND IMPACT THE GROUND NOSE FIRST. ALL FOUR OCCUPANTS EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT AND SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. AN EXAMINATION OF THE FLIGHT PATH AND AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION REVEALED THAT THE FLAPS WERE NOT FULLY EXTENDED AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE COMING IN AND TURNED FINAL AT AN EXTREMELY LOW ALTITUDE OVER THE TREES, BASICALLY AT TREETOP LEVEL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.