What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot reported that he was landing toward the east on a gravel bar in the area of neil lake. He said that he first made a low pass over the landing area, and the engine responded without hesitation. On his next approach to the gravel bar, he said that he touched down, rolled about 50FT but was not satisfied with his placement, and decided to abort the landing. He added engine power to takeoff, but the engine sputtered. The airplane skipped across an area of water and collided with an embankment and trees, about 400 feet from the initial aborted landing spot. The airplane nosed over, and received structural damage to the wings.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING TOWARD THE EAST ON A GRAVEL BAR IN THE AREA OF NEIL LAKE. HE SAID THAT HE FIRST MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE LANDING AREA, AND THE ENGINE RESPONDED WITHOUT HESITATION. ON HIS NEXT APPROACH TO THE GRAVEL BAR, HE SAID THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN, ROLLED ABOUT 50FT BUT WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH HIS PLACEMENT, AND DECIDED TO ABORT THE LANDING. HE ADDED ENGINE POWER TO TAKEOFF, BUT THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. THE AIRPLANE SKIPPED ACROSS AN AREA OF WATER AND COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT AND TREES, ABOUT 400 FEET FROM THE INITIAL ABORTED LANDING SPOT. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, AND RECEIVED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS.
NTSB investigation
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