What happened
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Solo student pilot landing after second/final leg of cross country. Aircraft bounced upon
Landing, student initiated go-around. As student applied full power, he also retracted flaps. With aircraft at a high angle of attack, flap retraction increased the stall speed, causing the wing to lose lift from the onset of the stall about to take place. In addition, minimal airflow over tail reduced rudder effectiveness necessary to compensate for the torque and p-factor produced by the engine. Because of those forces acting on the aircraft, the aircraft departed controlled flight to the left only a few feet above the runway and proceeded toward a tree line east of the runway. The downward slope of the terrain allowed the aircraft to maintain a minimal amount of altitude above the ground, but was insufficient for clearing the tree line. Aircraft impacted trees on a southeasterly heading, coming to rest with the wreckage facing a westerly heading.
As the FAA filed it
SOLO STUDENT PILOT LANDING AFTER SECOND/FINAL LEG OF CROSS COUNTRY. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED UPON
LANDING, STUDENT INITIATED GO-AROUND. AS STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER, HE ALSO RETRACTED FLAPS. WITH AIRCRAFT AT A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK, FLAP RETRACTION INCREASED THE STALL SPEED, CAUSING THE WING TO LOSE LIFT FROM THE ONSET OF THE STALL ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE. IN ADDITION, MINIMAL AIRFLOW OVER TAIL REDUCED RUDDER EFFECTIVENESS NECESSARY TO COMPENSATE FOR THE TORQUE AND P-FACTOR PRODUCED BY THE ENGINE. BECAUSE OF THOSE FORCES ACTING ON THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT TO THE LEFT ONLY A FEW FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND PROCEEDED TOWARD A TREE LINE EAST OF THE RUNWAY. THE DOWNWARD SLOPE OF THE TERRAIN ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO MAINTAIN A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF ALTITUDE ABOVE THE GROUND, BUT WAS INSUFFICIENT FOR CLEARING THE TREE LINE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES ON A SOUTHEASTERLY HEADING, COMING TO REST WITH THE WRECKAGE FACING A WESTERLY HEADING.
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