What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 22, around 5:30 pm local time the pilot was at approximately 2000 MSL, attempt to land at a private strip. The pilot stated he expereinced carberator icing. The pilot pulled one notch of flaps and pushed carberator heat in. As he was losing altituded he tried to slip the aircraft to the air strip. This resulted in excess speed, with a tail wind. He made the decision he could not land. He was able to go over the first tree line, but saw he would not make it over the second tree line. He pulled full flaps and landed the aircraft between two tress.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 22, AROUND 5:30 PM LOCAL TIME THE PILOT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 MSL, ATTEMPT TO LAND AT A PRIVATE STRIP. THE PILOT STATED HE EXPEREINCED CARBERATOR ICING. THE PILOT PULLED ONE NOTCH OF FLAPS AND PUSHED CARBERATOR HEAT IN. AS HE WAS LOSING ALTITUDED HE TRIED TO SLIP THE AIRCRAFT TO THE AIR STRIP. THIS RESULTED IN EXCESS SPEED, WITH A TAIL WIND. HE MADE THE DECISION HE COULD NOT LAND. HE WAS ABLE TO GO OVER THE FIRST TREE LINE, BUT SAW HE WOULD NOT MAKE IT OVER THE SECOND TREE LINE. HE PULLED FULL FLAPS AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT BETWEEN TWO TRESS.
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