What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Departed butte strip approximately 0830 on 7 July and flew to Friday Creek Strip. Pilot states he made five passes over the strip before attempting to land. Pilot further states that he knew his landing speed was faster than warranted, but felt he could salvage the landing. Upon touching down the aircraft bounced and the pilot applied power attempting to go around. The aircraft struck a bump before full rotation and, although becoming airborne, the aircraft did not have the altitude required to clear the alder thickets at the end of runway. The propeller contacted several alder branches and the aircraft settled to the ground. Pilot pulled power and attempted to stop the aircraft, however was unable to do so before the aircraft went over a small embankment striking its nose on the ground and flipping over onto its back.
As the FAA filed it
DEPARTED BUTTE STRIP APPROXIMATELY 0830 ON 7 JULY AND FLEW TO FRIDAY CREEK STRIP. PILOT STATES HE MADE FIVE PASSES OVER THE STRIP BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO LAND. PILOT FURTHER STATES THAT HE KNEW HIS LANDING SPEED WAS FASTER THAN WARRANTED, BUT FELT HE COULD SALVAGE THE LANDING. UPON TOUCHING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THE PILOT APPLIED POWER ATTEMPTING TO GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BUMP BEFORE FULL ROTATION AND, ALTHOUGH BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE THE ALTITUDE REQUIRED TO CLEAR THE ALDER THICKETS AT THE END OF RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER CONTACTED SEVERAL ALDER BRANCHES AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND. PILOT PULLED POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT, HOWEVER WAS UNABLE TO DO SO BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER A SMALL EMBANKMENT STRIKING ITS NOSE ON THE GROUND AND FLIPPING OVER ONTO ITS BACK.
NTSB investigation
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