What happened
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According to the pilot, the accident flight was one of several flights performed to demonstrate the performance characteristics of the airplane to a potential buyer and his friend. The pilot indicated that on the accident flight, the airplane was landing toward the east with a tailwind, and travelling faster than normal as it approached the runway. As the airplane descended toward the runway surface, the pilot increased the engine power, and the airplane subsequently "ballooned". Shortly thereafter the pilot "added full power" to execute a go-around and the airplane began to climb and flew over a building located about 100 ft east of the runway, along its extended centerline. The airplane then struck trees adjacent to the north side of the building before it impacted the ground in a wooded ravine.
The turf runway is approximately 450 ft long by 60 feet wide, and oriented roughly east-west. The elevation at the west end of the field was about 900 ft, and the east end about 950 feet.
The nearest weather reporting station was located at oconee county regional airport, about 10 miles east of the accident location. About the time of the accident, it reported clear skies, visibility 10 miles, winds from the west at 12 knots gusting 21 knots, temperature 79F, dewpoint 36F, altimeter setting 29.92.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS ONE OF SEVERAL FLIGHTS PERFORMED TO DEMONSTRATE THE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIRPLANE TO A POTENTIAL BUYER AND HIS FRIEND. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDING TOWARD THE EAST WITH A TAILWIND, AND TRAVELLING FASTER THAN NORMAL AS IT APPROACHED THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED TOWARD THE RUNWAY SURFACE, THE PILOT INCREASED THE ENGINE POWER, AND THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY "BALLOONED". SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE PILOT "ADDED FULL POWER" TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO CLIMB AND FLEW OVER A BUILDING LOCATED ABOUT 100 FT EAST OF THE RUNWAY, ALONG ITS EXTENDED CENTERLINE. THE AIRPLANE THEN STRUCK TREES ADJACENT TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING BEFORE IT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A WOODED RAVINE.
THE TURF RUNWAY IS APPROXIMATELY 450 FT LONG BY 60 FEET WIDE, AND ORIENTED ROUGHLY EAST-WEST. THE ELEVATION AT THE WEST END OF THE FIELD WAS ABOUT 900 FT, AND THE EAST END ABOUT 950 FEET.
THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING STATION WAS LOCATED AT OCONEE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF THE ACCIDENT LOCATION. ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, IT REPORTED CLEAR SKIES, VISIBILITY 10 MILES, WINDS FROM THE WEST AT 12 KNOTS GUSTING 21 KNOTS, TEMPERATURE 79F, DEWPOINT 36F, ALTIMETER SETTING 29.92.
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