What happened
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(-23) On may 26,2008 privacy data omitted departed marana, AZ enroute VFR to Sells, AZ. privacy data omitted Crossed over the airport for indication of wind direction. Having found none, privacy data omitted entered left traffic for runway 4, privacy data omitted attempted to land on runway 4 at Sells Airport, Sells, AZ. On his first landing attempt he did a go-around believing that he was too high. On his second attempt he believed he was a bit high, but felt that he could safely make the runway. He bounced twice and then initiated a go-around. After adding power on the attempted go-around privacy data omitted says he veered left slightly and his left wing tip clipped the trees along the left side of the runway. He departed the runway, slid through two trees, finally coming to rest in the third. privacy data omitted Was not hurt, however substantial damage was done to the aircraft. Since the accident privacy data omitted has been up once voluntarily with a flight instructor to work on approaches and landing and plans a minimum of two more flight with an instructor.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 26,2008 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED MARANA, AZ ENROUTE VFR TO SELLS, AZ. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CROSSED OVER THE AIRPORT FOR INDICATION OF WIND DIRECTION. HAVING FOUND NONE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENTERED LEFT TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 4, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 4 AT SELLS AIRPORT, SELLS, AZ. ON HIS FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT HE DID A GO-AROUND BELIEVING THAT HE WAS TOO HIGH. ON HIS SECOND ATTEMPT HE BELIEVED HE WAS A BIT HIGH, BUT FELT THAT HE COULD SAFELY MAKE THE RUNWAY. HE BOUNCED TWICE AND THEN INITIATED A GO-AROUND. AFTER ADDING POWER ON THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAYS HE VEERED LEFT SLIGHTLY AND HIS LEFT WING TIP CLIPPED THE TREES ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, SLID THROUGH TWO TREES, FINALLY COMING TO REST IN THE THIRD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOT HURT, HOWEVER SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT. SINCE THE ACCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS BEEN UP ONCE VOLUNTARILY WITH A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO WORK ON APPROACHES AND LANDING AND PLANS A MINIMUM OF TWO MORE FLIGHT WITH AN INSTRUCTOR.
NTSB investigation
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