What happened
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privacy data omittedNarrative 6/5/2020:
Not realizing at the time that the grade was slightly more then I had thought and light/variable winds had switched to a tail wind. On my second approach (north direction) I decided to go around because I was caring too much speed and concerned with losing control and hitting my friends aircraft that was tied down near the end on the left. I committed and applied full power, pushed carb heat in and slowly began to build speed. I prematurely became airborne due to a large bump in the runway and held ground effect to continue building airspeed and knew it would be close. I pull back ever so slightly to get the extra one foot I needed to clear. My left tire made contact with a small group of trees resulting in a loss of airspeed sufficient to maintain lift. At the same time loosing ground effect due to the bluff at the end. The aircraft and I came to a slow stop amongst the willows and spruce trees just over the bluffs edge. The impact was very mild, I was not injured and able to exit the airplane with ease. I was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^NARRATIVE 6/5/2020:
NOT REALIZING AT THE TIME THAT THE GRADE WAS SLIGHTLY MORE THEN I HAD THOUGHT AND LIGHT/VARIABLE WINDS HAD SWITCHED TO A TAIL WIND. ON MY SECOND APPROACH (NORTH DIRECTION) I DECIDED TO GO AROUND BECAUSE I WAS CARING TOO MUCH SPEED AND CONCERNED WITH LOSING CONTROL AND HITTING MY FRIENDS AIRCRAFT THAT WAS TIED DOWN NEAR THE END ON THE LEFT. I COMMITTED AND APPLIED FULL POWER, PUSHED CARB HEAT IN AND SLOWLY BEGAN TO BUILD SPEED. I PREMATURELY BECAME AIRBORNE DUE TO A LARGE BUMP IN THE RUNWAY AND HELD GROUND EFFECT TO CONTINUE BUILDING AIRSPEED AND KNEW IT WOULD BE CLOSE. I PULL BACK EVER SO SLIGHTLY TO GET THE EXTRA ONE FOOT I NEEDED TO CLEAR. MY LEFT TIRE MADE CONTACT WITH A SMALL GROUP OF TREES RESULTING IN A LOSS OF AIRSPEED SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN LIFT. AT THE SAME TIME LOOSING GROUND EFFECT DUE TO THE BLUFF AT THE END. THE AIRCRAFT AND I CAME TO A SLOW STOP AMONGST THE WILLOWS AND SPRUCE TREES JUST OVER THE BLUFFS EDGE. THE IMPACT WAS VERY MILD, I WAS NOT INJURED AND ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRPLANE WITH EASE. I WAS WEARING A HELMET AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
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