What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft touched down on private runway and bounced. Airman chose to go around and had insufficient altitude to avoid hill at end of runway and cherry trees beside the departure end of the runway. Because of the wind coming over the hill from the east, there was too much downdraft and the aircraft was not able to out climb the obstacles. The aircraft struck cherry trees and came to rest verically in a cherry tree.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON PRIVATE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED. AIRMAN CHOSE TO GO AROUND AND HAD INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO AVOID HILL AT END OF RUNWAY AND CHERRY TREES BESIDE THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. BECAUSE OF THE WIND COMING OVER THE HILL FROM THE EAST, THERE WAS TOO MUCH DOWNDRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO OUT CLIMB THE OBSTACLES. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK CHERRY TREES AND CAME TO REST VERICALLY IN A CHERRY TREE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.