What happened
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N3506M, a 1947 Piper PA-12 super cruiser departed Simsbury Airport, CT (4B9) around 6:00 pm. ^Mr. Ralph e. jones, certificate no. 3571928, owner/^pilot and his son ^tucker jones^ took off from 4B9 for a half hour sightseeing tour. Upon return to Simsbury Airport N3506M entered the pattern on a downwind for runway 3 left base. There was a Cessna holding short of the runway. ^Mr. Jones^ communicated to the Cessna that N3506M would land on the grass left of the runway. N3506M touched down long and fast in deep grass and bounced twice . ^mr jones^ decided a "go around" would be best. Applying full throttle trying to take off, N3506M didn't gain enough altitude and hit a split rail fence, crossing over floydville road impacting low trees across the road. N3506M topped over the trees and came to rest upside down in a local nursery. No injuries were reported.
As the FAA filed it
N3506M, A 1947 PIPER PA-12 SUPER CRUISER DEPARTED SIMSBURY AIRPORT, CT (4B9) AROUND 6:00 PM. ^MR. RALPH E. JONES, CERTIFICATE NO. 3571928, OWNER/^PILOT AND HIS SON ^TUCKER JONES^ TOOK OFF FROM 4B9 FOR A HALF HOUR SIGHTSEEING TOUR. UPON RETURN TO SIMSBURY AIRPORT N3506M ENTERED THE PATTERN ON A DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 3 LEFT BASE. THERE WAS A CESSNA HOLDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. ^MR. JONES^ COMMUNICATED TO THE CESSNA THAT N3506M WOULD LAND ON THE GRASS LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. N3506M TOUCHED DOWN LONG AND FAST IN DEEP GRASS AND BOUNCED TWICE . ^MR JONES^ DECIDED A "GO AROUND" WOULD BE BEST. APPLYING FULL THROTTLE TRYING TO TAKE OFF, N3506M DIDN'T GAIN ENOUGH ALTITUDE AND HIT A SPLIT RAIL FENCE, CROSSING OVER FLOYDVILLE ROAD IMPACTING LOW TREES ACROSS THE ROAD. N3506M TOPPED OVER THE TREES AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN A LOCAL NURSERY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
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