What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that the flare took longer than usual, suspected a wind shift to tailwind, continued landing anyway. Aircraft landed long on runway, the aircraft veered to the left, pilot input right rudder, the aircraft did not correct to the right as the field is turf and pilot stated that it was very wet at time of landing. The left wing tip struck a tree turning aircraft to left and up-ending it on the nose with the right wing striking trees. There were no eye witnesses to the approach and landing.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FLARE TOOK LONGER THAN USUAL, SUSPECTED A WIND SHIFT TO TAILWIND, CONTINUED LANDING ANYWAY. AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG ON RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, PILOT INPUT RIGHT RUDDER, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CORRECT TO THE RIGHT AS THE FIELD IS TURF AND PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS VERY WET AT TIME OF LANDING. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A TREE TURNING AIRCRAFT TO LEFT AND UP-ENDING IT ON THE NOSE WITH THE RIGHT WING STRIKING TREES. THERE WERE NO EYE WITNESSES TO THE APPROACH AND LANDING.
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