What happened
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(-23) Weather conditions were VMC. Winds were from the south at an estimated 10 KTS gusting to 16. The pilot had completed one take-off from runway 21 and returned for a landing believing he was not producing full power. After completing another urn-up, he departed runway 21 again. Pilot stated he believed he was not producing power again, remained below 200 feet and returned on runway 03. The pilot was observed at a high bank angle returning to the runway and leveled out over the runway at a higher than normal altitude and slow speed. Witnesses saw the right wing drop and contact the runway with a rapid pitch up and followed by a near vertical descent. All landing gears detached from the aircaft and the aircraft slide less than 100 feet. Ground scars indicate significant engine power at the time of propeller/surface contact.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VMC. WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTH AT AN ESTIMATED 10 KTS GUSTING TO 16. THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED ONE TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 21 AND RETURNED FOR A LANDING BELIEVING HE WAS NOT PRODUCING FULL POWER. AFTER COMPLETING ANOTHER URN-UP, HE DEPARTED RUNWAY 21 AGAIN. PILOT STATED HE BELIEVED HE WAS NOT PRODUCING POWER AGAIN, REMAINED BELOW 200 FEET AND RETURNED ON RUNWAY 03. THE PILOT WAS OBSERVED AT A HIGH BANK ANGLE RETURNING TO THE RUNWAY AND LEVELED OUT OVER THE RUNWAY AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL ALTITUDE AND SLOW SPEED. WITNESSES SAW THE RIGHT WING DROP AND CONTACT THE RUNWAY WITH A RAPID PITCH UP AND FOLLOWED BY A NEAR VERTICAL DESCENT. ALL LANDING GEARS DETACHED FROM THE AIRCAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT SLIDE LESS THAN 100 FEET. GROUND SCARS INDICATE SIGNIFICANT ENGINE POWER AT THE TIME OF PROPELLER/SURFACE CONTACT.
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