What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was attempting to land at a remote dirt airstrip. Pilot aborted initial landing attempt and made a go around for a 2nd attempt because he felt he was too high. During this 2nd attempt, he was focussing on making a short field landing and lost awareness of the aircraft airspeed. The aircraft stalled about 15 -20 feet above the airstrip and contacted the ground about 50 yards from the approach end of the strip. Damage occurred to the propellor, landing gear, belly structure, and the left wing is bent upwards near the strut attach point.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT A REMOTE DIRT AIRSTRIP. PILOT ABORTED INITIAL LANDING ATTEMPT AND MADE A GO AROUND FOR A 2ND ATTEMPT BECAUSE HE FELT HE WAS TOO HIGH. DURING THIS 2ND ATTEMPT, HE WAS FOCUSSING ON MAKING A SHORT FIELD LANDING AND LOST AWARENESS OF THE AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED ABOUT 15 -20 FEET ABOVE THE AIRSTRIP AND CONTACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 50 YARDS FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE STRIP. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE PROPELLOR, LANDING GEAR, BELLY STRUCTURE, AND THE LEFT WING IS BENT UPWARDS NEAR THE STRUT ATTACH POINT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.