What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Initial report: N41XL, M20, crashed into a yard privacy data omitted for unknown reasons. Pilot was transported to area hospital.
Initial pilot statement via phone interview: the pilot stated that he filed an IFR flight plan from greensboro to 47N. Received wind information from kttn weather reporting service which indicated 350@7KTS. The airplane is waas capable so he decided to fly the RNAV 7 approach. He stated it t was a very controlled approach at approximately 100KTS and used air brakes to stabilize airplane. Crossed the threshold at around 90 KTS. He stated that he felt there might have been a possible tailwind but did not check the windsock to confirm. He applied brakes on touchdown and plane ?jumped? So decided to go around since he was running out of runway. He stated he added full power and clipped tree on left side of runway. Pilot stated that he has approximately 140 flights and 220 hours in last year in the same aircraft. Pilot stated there were a few layers of clouds but weather played no part accident.
Written pilot statement: "no pre-accident malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane. Pilot was on an instrument flight (IFR) plan at 17,000 ft MSL. Route QUAK7 sbv pxt V16 eno V29 mxe V3 sbj. There were a lot of hand-offs and air traffic descended him to 4,000 ft and as he got close to the runway, he requested vectors to the initial approach fix for runway 07 at Central Jersey Regional Airport (47N). They gave him vectors and he cancelled IFR in the air and he flew the approach. The iaf was adium. Received weather from trenton mercer airport (ttn), 126.775, which was 21 miles away. This is published weather frequency on the RNAV 07 plate. Winds there were reported from 350 at 7. Descended at 90 KTS with airbrakes. When he got down above the runway, the winds were not what expected. He had a tailwind which the airport owner estimated at 7-10 KTS. The airplane floated longer than he anticipated and when the airplane touched down, it bounced, and he decided to go around because he was not sure he could stop in the runway remaining. The runway is in poor condition and denoted as such in the afd. "Nmrs sfc cracks transverse and parl, some 2 - 3 inches wide, 2 - 3 inches deep. Signs of raveling and alligator cracking." He added full power and put down speed brakes and maintained 70 KTS; however, he did not have an adequate climb rate to clear the trees. The airplane struck a tree at 70 KTS (he was concentrating on his airspeed so that he would not stall close to the ground) and impacted the ground. He stated that given the tailwind and his climb rate, he did not have adequate tree clearance. He stated that his amsafe airbag saved him."
As the FAA filed it
INITIAL REPORT: N41XL, M20, CRASHED INTO A YARD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO AREA HOSPITAL.
INITIAL PILOT STATEMENT VIA PHONE INTERVIEW: THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM GREENSBORO TO 47N. RECEIVED WIND INFORMATION FROM KTTN WEATHER REPORTING SERVICE WHICH INDICATED 350@7KTS. THE AIRPLANE IS WAAS CAPABLE SO HE DECIDED TO FLY THE RNAV 7 APPROACH. HE STATED IT T WAS A VERY CONTROLLED APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 100KTS AND USED AIR BRAKES TO STABILIZE AIRPLANE. CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AT AROUND 90 KTS. HE STATED THAT HE FELT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A POSSIBLE TAILWIND BUT DID NOT CHECK THE WINDSOCK TO CONFIRM. HE APPLIED BRAKES ON TOUCHDOWN AND PLANE ?JUMPED? SO DECIDED TO GO AROUND SINCE HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY. HE STATED HE ADDED FULL POWER AND CLIPPED TREE ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAS APPROXIMATELY 140 FLIGHTS AND 220 HOURS IN LAST YEAR IN THE SAME AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED THERE WERE A FEW LAYERS OF CLOUDS BUT WEATHER PLAYED NO PART ACCIDENT.
WRITTEN PILOT STATEMENT: "NO PRE-ACCIDENT MALFUNCTIONS OR ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. PILOT WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT (IFR) PLAN AT 17,000 FT MSL. ROUTE QUAK7 SBV PXT V16 ENO V29 MXE V3 SBJ. THERE WERE A LOT OF HAND-OFFS AND AIR TRAFFIC DESCENDED HIM TO 4,000 FT AND AS HE GOT CLOSE TO THE RUNWAY, HE REQUESTED VECTORS TO THE INITIAL APPROACH FIX FOR RUNWAY 07 AT CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL AIRPORT (47N). THEY GAVE HIM VECTORS AND HE CANCELLED IFR IN THE AIR AND HE FLEW THE APPROACH. THE IAF WAS ADIUM. RECEIVED WEATHER FROM TRENTON MERCER AIRPORT (TTN), 126.775, WHICH WAS 21 MILES AWAY. THIS IS PUBLISHED WEATHER FREQUENCY ON THE RNAV 07 PLATE. WINDS THERE WERE REPORTED FROM 350 AT 7. DESCENDED AT 90 KTS WITH AIRBRAKES. WHEN HE GOT DOWN ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE WINDS WERE NOT WHAT EXPECTED. HE HAD A TAILWIND WHICH THE AIRPORT OWNER ESTIMATED AT 7-10 KTS. THE AIRPLANE FLOATED LONGER THAN HE ANTICIPATED AND WHEN THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, IT BOUNCED, AND HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND BECAUSE HE WAS NOT SURE HE COULD STOP IN THE RUNWAY REMAINING. THE RUNWAY IS IN POOR CONDITION AND DENOTED AS SUCH IN THE AFD. "NMRS SFC CRACKS TRANSVERSE AND PARL, SOME 2 - 3 INCHES WIDE, 2 - 3 INCHES DEEP. SIGNS OF RAVELING AND ALLIGATOR CRACKING." HE ADDED FULL POWER AND PUT DOWN SPEED BRAKES AND MAINTAINED 70 KTS; HOWEVER, HE DID NOT HAVE AN ADEQUATE CLIMB RATE TO CLEAR THE TREES. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A TREE AT 70 KTS (HE WAS CONCENTRATING ON HIS AIRSPEED SO THAT HE WOULD NOT STALL CLOSE TO THE GROUND) AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. HE STATED THAT GIVEN THE TAILWIND AND HIS CLIMB RATE, HE DID NOT HAVE ADEQUATE TREE CLEARANCE. HE STATED THAT HIS AMSAFE AIRBAG SAVED HIM."
NTSB investigation
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