What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot and owner of the aircraft: privacy data omitted25 berkshire drive, clifton park, NY^, was the soul occupant of the aircraft and was attempting a go-around after landing on snow covered runway. Pilot claims that left landing gear struck snow bank during the attempted go-around, causing aircraft to veer to the left. He continued to climb but was unable to clear the trees on the left side of the runway. Aircraft hit top of large pine tree while in flight, then slid to the ground resting on its nose against the tree. Pilot remembers pulling up, attempting to stall aircraft into the trees just prior to impact. Pilot transported to hospital for head laceration, released the same day. Aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT AND OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^25 BERKSHIRE DRIVE, CLIFTON PARK, NY^, WAS THE SOUL OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND AFTER LANDING ON SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. PILOT CLAIMS THAT LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUCK SNOW BANK DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT. HE CONTINUED TO CLIMB BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE TREES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT HIT TOP OF LARGE PINE TREE WHILE IN FLIGHT, THEN SLID TO THE GROUND RESTING ON ITS NOSE AGAINST THE TREE. PILOT REMEMBERS PULLING UP, ATTEMPTING TO STALL AIRCRAFT INTO THE TREES JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT. PILOT TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL FOR HEAD LACERATION, RELEASED THE SAME DAY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.