What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot had 10 hours in aircraft, just purchased. Hired flight instructor for check out, performing to/go at the grass strip in Llano, both pilot and flight instructor are aware of the tires that mark the threshold of RWY13, on approach right tire hit tire, aircraft went up and to the right and back to the ground, flight instructor told the pilot I have the aircraft, felt he had enough speed to keep flying. Hit small tree and then into the larger trees coming to a stop about 2000 feet on the right side of the runway, no injuries. Major damage to aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HAD 10 HOURS IN AIRCRAFT, JUST PURCHASED. HIRED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR CHECK OUT, PERFORMING TO/GO AT THE GRASS STRIP IN LLANO, BOTH PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ARE AWARE OF THE TIRES THAT MARK THE THRESHOLD OF RWY13, ON APPROACH RIGHT TIRE HIT TIRE, AIRCRAFT WENT UP AND TO THE RIGHT AND BACK TO THE GROUND, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOLD THE PILOT I HAVE THE AIRCRAFT, FELT HE HAD ENOUGH SPEED TO KEEP FLYING. HIT SMALL TREE AND THEN INTO THE LARGER TREES COMING TO A STOP ABOUT 2000 FEET ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, NO INJURIES. MAJOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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