What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On approach, the wind shifted from calm to right quartering tailwind causing a loss of lift. The sink rate increased to a point that the desired point of touchdown could not be reached. Upon determination a go-around was required, power was added. This caused the aircraft to yaw due to p-factor. Insufficient rudder correction was applied which caused the airplane to make contact with the trees on the left side of the runway. This caused the aircraft to be pulled into the tree tops and the propeller to make contact. The propeller contacting the trees and the resulting degraded performance precluded a go-around.
As the aircraft began to settle onto a gravel bar in the river, the left gear leg made contact with a log which ripped it from the aircrafts structure.
As the FAA filed it
ON APPROACH, THE WIND SHIFTED FROM CALM TO RIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND CAUSING A LOSS OF LIFT. THE SINK RATE INCREASED TO A POINT THAT THE DESIRED POINT OF TOUCHDOWN COULD NOT BE REACHED. UPON DETERMINATION A GO-AROUND WAS REQUIRED, POWER WAS ADDED. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW DUE TO P-FACTOR. INSUFFICIENT RUDDER CORRECTION WAS APPLIED WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE TREES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE PULLED INTO THE TREE TOPS AND THE PROPELLER TO MAKE CONTACT. THE PROPELLER CONTACTING THE TREES AND THE RESULTING DEGRADED PERFORMANCE PRECLUDED A GO-AROUND.
AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE ONTO A GRAVEL BAR IN THE RIVER, THE LEFT GEAR LEG MADE CONTACT WITH A LOG WHICH RIPPED IT FROM THE AIRCRAFTS STRUCTURE.
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