What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A light sport airplane departed 7B3 (north Hampton, NH) on runway 02 at approximately 0950 on 02/11/2025. The airplane did a short scenic flight and entered the downwind for runway 02. A witness stated that as the airplane was touching down on runway 02, the right wing was dipped down for about 100 ft. video footage from the airport confirms that the right wing was dipped during the balked landing. Snowbanks were located on both sides of the runway. The pilot initiated a go around and climbed up to around 500 ft above the ground and entered a downwind for runway 02. The pilot stated that the airplane was not climbing at its normal 1000FT per minute rate. He said that he was not able to climb any higher, so he didn't turn around to switch runways. After the accident, he stated that he thought he was not climbing at the desired rate due to carburetor ice or because he did damage during the first landing attempt. The pilot made left turns to come around to land again on runway 02. The pilot stated that there was a tail wind while on final. A witness stated that the airplane banked up to 50 degrees while turning from downwind to final and then disappeared behind the trees. A doorbell camera from across the street of the crash site, showed the airplane with a low left wing and nose down attitude as it hit the trees. The pilot walked away from the crash with no injuries. Several days following the event, the pilot stated that he thought the aileron bracket on the left-wing may have been damaged during his first landing attempt.
Based on statements from the pilot following the event, the NTSB will continue investigation of the aileron bracket on the left wing and the engine.
As the FAA filed it
A LIGHT SPORT AIRPLANE DEPARTED 7B3 (NORTH HAMPTON, NH) ON RUNWAY 02 AT APPROXIMATELY 0950 ON 02/11/2025. THE AIRPLANE DID A SHORT SCENIC FLIGHT AND ENTERED THE DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 02. A WITNESS STATED THAT AS THE AIRPLANE WAS TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 02, THE RIGHT WING WAS DIPPED DOWN FOR ABOUT 100 FT. VIDEO FOOTAGE FROM THE AIRPORT CONFIRMS THAT THE RIGHT WING WAS DIPPED DURING THE BALKED LANDING. SNOWBANKS WERE LOCATED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND AND CLIMBED UP TO AROUND 500 FT ABOVE THE GROUND AND ENTERED A DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 02. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT CLIMBING AT ITS NORMAL 1000FT PER MINUTE RATE. HE SAID THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB ANY HIGHER, SO HE DIDN'T TURN AROUND TO SWITCH RUNWAYS. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, HE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE WAS NOT CLIMBING AT THE DESIRED RATE DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE OR BECAUSE HE DID DAMAGE DURING THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT. THE PILOT MADE LEFT TURNS TO COME AROUND TO LAND AGAIN ON RUNWAY 02. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS A TAIL WIND WHILE ON FINAL. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE BANKED UP TO 50 DEGREES WHILE TURNING FROM DOWNWIND TO FINAL AND THEN DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE TREES. A DOORBELL CAMERA FROM ACROSS THE STREET OF THE CRASH SITE, SHOWED THE AIRPLANE WITH A LOW LEFT WING AND NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AS IT HIT THE TREES. THE PILOT WALKED AWAY FROM THE CRASH WITH NO INJURIES. SEVERAL DAYS FOLLOWING THE EVENT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE AILERON BRACKET ON THE LEFT-WING MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING HIS FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT.
BASED ON STATEMENTS FROM THE PILOT FOLLOWING THE EVENT, THE NTSB WILL CONTINUE INVESTIGATION OF THE AILERON BRACKET ON THE LEFT WING AND THE ENGINE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.