What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft porpoised during hard landing. Pilot attempted go-around, aircraft drifted to the left of runway heading, coming to a heading of ~98° toward a tree line. Pilot cut power, and aircraft traveled about 650 feet, left wing tip struck the ground followed by propeller, then impact with a tree, resulting in substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT PORPOISED DURING HARD LANDING. PILOT ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND, AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY HEADING, COMING TO A HEADING OF ~98° TOWARD A TREE LINE. PILOT CUT POWER, AND AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ABOUT 650 FEET, LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY PROPELLER, THEN IMPACT WITH A TREE, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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