What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
07/19/2018 At about 2:45PM the pilot was landing his aircraft on his private strip which is 1300 ft long and 50FT wide. He was landing on 27 and the wind was 3 to 7 knots. The airplane floated down the runway and was not settling on the grass. He initiated a go around and the aircraft did not clear the trees at the east end of the runway. He hit the trees and after going through them, landed hard. The airplane was damaged but he was not injuried. He secured the aircraft by turnng off the fuel valves, the key and master. He then walked to his house and called the NTSB.
As the FAA filed it
07/19/2018 AT ABOUT 2:45PM THE PILOT WAS LANDING HIS AIRCRAFT ON HIS PRIVATE STRIP WHICH IS 1300 FT LONG AND 50FT WIDE. HE WAS LANDING ON 27 AND THE WIND WAS 3 TO 7 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE FLOATED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND WAS NOT SETTLING ON THE GRASS. HE INITIATED A GO AROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CLEAR THE TREES AT THE EAST END OF THE RUNWAY. HE HIT THE TREES AND AFTER GOING THROUGH THEM, LANDED HARD. THE AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED BUT HE WAS NOT INJURIED. HE SECURED THE AIRCRAFT BY TURNNG OFF THE FUEL VALVES, THE KEY AND MASTER. HE THEN WALKED TO HIS HOUSE AND CALLED THE NTSB.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.