What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The PIC stated he was traveling from Northway to his cabin strip on the snag river. He circled the strip trying to determine wind direction. He attempted to land downstream and went around, on his second attempt he landed hard bounced twice and initiated a go-around. He then circled the strip again trying to determine wind direction and decided to land upstream. The landing was uneventful, when the tail was lowered there was no tail wheel. The tail wheel was located later off the runway in the bushes. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PIC STATED HE WAS TRAVELING FROM NORTHWAY TO HIS CABIN STRIP ON THE SNAG RIVER. HE CIRCLED THE STRIP TRYING TO DETERMINE WIND DIRECTION. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND DOWNSTREAM AND WENT AROUND, ON HIS SECOND ATTEMPT HE LANDED HARD BOUNCED TWICE AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. HE THEN CIRCLED THE STRIP AGAIN TRYING TO DETERMINE WIND DIRECTION AND DECIDED TO LAND UPSTREAM. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL, WHEN THE TAIL WAS LOWERED THERE WAS NO TAIL WHEEL. THE TAIL WHEEL WAS LOCATED LATER OFF THE RUNWAY IN THE BUSHES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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