What happened
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Mr. Jw parker departed grand prairie, Texas (gpm) on a VFR flight to a Private airstrip located approximately 10 nne of Greenville, Texas in his personal Cessna C-172, N6933A. While on approach to runway 36, Mr. Parker failed to properly maintain airspeed for his approach which was a turf runway approximately 2000 feet in length, which lead him to a long landing approximately 2/3 of the way down the runway. He then decided that he would not be able to bring the aircraft to a stop, so he initiated a go around, applied full power but did not retract the flaps. Aircraft failed to accelerate at a proper rate and consumed the remainder of the runway. He rotated the aircraft but was unable to climb at an appropriate angle to clear the obstructions located just off the end. He made the decision to fly under the powerlines (100 feet north of the end of the runway) and then initiate an abrupt pull up to clear the tree line located across the road (80 feet north of the powerlines).the aircraft failed to climb above the tree line and struck the top of the trees, at which time the aircraft began to decelerate and settle into the tree tops. He struck a large tree with the left wing and then the aircraft came to rest inverted up against a cluster of trees approximately 80 feet from the initial impact point.
As the FAA filed it
MR. JW PARKER DEPARTED GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS (GPM) ON A VFR FLIGHT TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 10 NNE OF GREENVILLE, TEXAS IN HIS PERSONAL CESSNA C-172, N6933A. WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36, MR. PARKER FAILED TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN AIRSPEED FOR HIS APPROACH WHICH WAS A TURF RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET IN LENGTH, WHICH LEAD HIM TO A LONG LANDING APPROXIMATELY 2/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY.HE THEN DECIDED THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP, SO HE INITIATED A GO AROUND, APPLIED FULL POWER BUT DID NOT RETRACT THE FLAPS. AIRCRAFT FAILED TO ACCELERATE AT A PROPER RATE AND CONSUMED THE REMAINDER OF THE RUNWAY. HE ROTATED THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB AT AN APPROPRIATE ANGLE TO CLEAR THE OBSTRUCTIONS LOCATED JUST OFF THE END. HE MADE THE DECISION TO FLY UNDER THE POWERLINES (100 FEET NORTH OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY) AND THEN INITIATE AN ABRUPT PULL UP TO CLEAR THE TREE LINE LOCATED ACROSS THE ROAD (80 FEET NORTH OF THE POWERLINES).THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB ABOVE THE TREE LINE AND STRUCK THE TOP OF THE TREES, AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND SETTLE INTO THE TREE TOPS. HE STRUCK A LARGE TREE WITH THE LEFT WING AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED UP AGAINST A CLUSTER OF TREES APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT.
NTSB investigation
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