What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Sunday, January 27, 2007, an experimental aircraft being operated by a sport pilot was involved in an off airport landing accident. The avid mark iv hh single-engine highwing aircraft, N610K, serial number K1936G was attempting to land westbound on a grass strip 700 foot long and 40 foot wide on the property located at privacy data omitted. The pilot-in-command stated that he let his airspeed get slow and misjudged his height above touchdown during the landing flare. This caused a hard, inadvertent ground strike that allowed the aircraft to bounce back into the air. The aircraft floated to the north side of the landing area striking two small pine trees that were approximately 15 feet tall. The contact caused substantial damage to both the left and right wing, along with the propeller and fuselage of the aircraft. The aircraft was moved by the owner/pilot prior to notifying the FAA or NTSB and placed in a storage barn located on the same property. There were no reported injuries to the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2007, AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT BEING OPERATED BY A SPORT PILOT WAS INVOLVED IN AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ACCIDENT. THE AVID MARK IV HH SINGLE-ENGINE HIGHWING AIRCRAFT, N610K, SERIAL NUMBER K1936G WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND WESTBOUND ON A GRASS STRIP 700 FOOT LONG AND 40 FOOT WIDE ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STATED THAT HE LET HIS AIRSPEED GET SLOW AND MISJUDGED HIS HEIGHT ABOVE TOUCHDOWN DURING THE LANDING FLARE. THIS CAUSED A HARD, INADVERTENT GROUND STRIKE THAT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE BACK INTO THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LANDING AREA STRIKING TWO SMALL PINE TREES THAT WERE APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET TALL. THE CONTACT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING, ALONG WITH THE PROPELLER AND FUSELAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED BY THE OWNER/PILOT PRIOR TO NOTIFYING THE FAA OR NTSB AND PLACED IN A STORAGE BARN LOCATED ON THE SAME PROPERTY. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.