What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Airman was attempting to land a Beechcraft A36, N174DM at Gaston Resort grass strip on a heading of 240° when he realized gear was not down. Airman performed go-around. When in right turn heading 030° with full flaps down and 3 on board, airman realized he was not climbing. With large trees and mountain in front, the airman elected to abort the go around and land in a field. The subsequent landing resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft with no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
AIRMAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND A BEECHCRAFT A36, N174DM AT GASTON RESORT GRASS STRIP ON A HEADING OF 240° WHEN HE REALIZED GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. AIRMAN PERFORMED GO-AROUND. WHEN IN RIGHT TURN HEADING 030° WITH FULL FLAPS DOWN AND 3 ON BOARD, AIRMAN REALIZED HE WAS NOT CLIMBING. WITH LARGE TREES AND MOUNTAIN IN FRONT, THE AIRMAN ELECTED TO ABORT THE GO AROUND AND LAND IN A FIELD. THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.