What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 7, 2009, N22896, a Cessna 150H, departed moton field, tuskegee, al (K06A) for fayetteville, TN (kfym), an intermediate fuel stop, enroute to bloomington, IN, to overnight. After the aircraft was fueled, he departed kfym for bloomington, IN (kbmg). At approximately 1715 local, while enroute, the pilot stated it was getting dark, so he elected to land at Paoli, IN (KI42) and overnight there instead of kbmg. He flew over the Paoli Airport and determined the winds were out of the sw, based on the windsock, and entered the traffic pattern for runway 20, a 2773' x 50' asphalt runway. During the landing flare, he reported that a gust of wind blew the aircraft to the left and he elected to execute a 'go-around' maneuver. He stated that he pushed the throttle in to begin the 'go-around' and that the aircraft was slow to respond. He said that the landing gear touched twice and he encountered another gust of wind, which then blew the aircraft away from the runway to the east and into a wooded area. The aircraft contacted several trees, sustaining severe damage, and came to rest in a 'wings-level' attitude, between two (2) trees. The pilot was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 7, 2009, N22896, A CESSNA 150H, DEPARTED MOTON FIELD, TUSKEGEE, AL (K06A) FOR FAYETTEVILLE, TN (KFYM), AN INTERMEDIATE FUEL STOP, ENROUTE TO BLOOMINGTON, IN, TO OVERNIGHT. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED, HE DEPARTED KFYM FOR BLOOMINGTON, IN (KBMG). AT APPROXIMATELY 1715 LOCAL, WHILE ENROUTE, THE PILOT STATED IT WAS GETTING DARK, SO HE ELECTED TO LAND AT PAOLI, IN (KI42) AND OVERNIGHT THERE INSTEAD OF KBMG. HE FLEW OVER THE PAOLI AIRPORT AND DETERMINED THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE SW, BASED ON THE WINDSOCK, AND ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 20, A 2773' X 50' ASPHALT RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, HE REPORTED THAT A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT AND HE ELECTED TO EXECUTE A 'GO-AROUND' MANEUVER. HE STATED THAT HE PUSHED THE THROTTLE IN TO BEGIN THE 'GO-AROUND' AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOW TO RESPOND. HE SAID THAT THE LANDING GEAR TOUCHED TWICE AND HE ENCOUNTERED ANOTHER GUST OF WIND, WHICH THEN BLEW THE AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE EAST AND INTO A WOODED AREA. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED SEVERAL TREES, SUSTAINING SEVERE DAMAGE, AND CAME TO REST IN A 'WINGS-LEVEL' ATTITUDE, BETWEEN TWO (2) TREES. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
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