What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot purchased a grummin tiger in Florida and was flying it back to Iowa. He departed kcgi at 8:30PM CST enroute to kikv. When the pilot arrived at kikv there was a strong gusty wind reported as 220 at 17 knots gusting to 26 knots. The pilot attempted a landing on runway 22. The pilot caused the aircraft to porpoise on landing and initiated a go around. On the second landing attempt on runway 22, the pilot descended below the approach path indicated by the VASI lights and impacted a tree with the left wing of the aircraft. The pilot initiated a go around and made a successful landing on runway 22. Approximately 12 hours had passed since he started his flight home and he had accumulated approximatley 5.5 hours of flight time during this long cross-country trip.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT PURCHASED A GRUMMIN TIGER IN FLORIDA AND WAS FLYING IT BACK TO IOWA. HE DEPARTED KCGI AT 8:30PM CST ENROUTE TO KIKV. WHEN THE PILOT ARRIVED AT KIKV THERE WAS A STRONG GUSTY WIND REPORTED AS 220 AT 17 KNOTS GUSTING TO 26 KNOTS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 22. THE PILOT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE ON LANDING AND INITIATED A GO AROUND. ON THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT ON RUNWAY 22, THE PILOT DESCENDED BELOW THE APPROACH PATH INDICATED BY THE VASI LIGHTS AND IMPACTED A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING ON RUNWAY 22. APPROXIMATELY 12 HOURS HAD PASSED SINCE HE STARTED HIS FLIGHT HOME AND HE HAD ACCUMULATED APPROXIMATLEY 5.5 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME DURING THIS LONG CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP.
NTSB investigation
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