What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that he had recently aquired the aircraft and after several fast taxis to get the feel of the aircraft, he took off and climbed to 1000 ft MSL. He flew the pattern several times and identified a radio was coming loose from its mount so he decided to land. He stated that because of the distraction, he used 10 degrees of flap instead of 30 causing a hard landing and bounce so he elected to recover by adding power and go around. He stated that he realized he was too close to the trees at the end of the runway to clear them so he decided that it would be better to run the aircraft off the end of the runway into the bushes. The aircraft sustained substantial damage but there were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD RECENTLY AQUIRED THE AIRCRAFT AND AFTER SEVERAL FAST TAXIS TO GET THE FEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT, HE TOOK OFF AND CLIMBED TO 1000 FT MSL. HE FLEW THE PATTERN SEVERAL TIMES AND IDENTIFIED A RADIO WAS COMING LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNT SO HE DECIDED TO LAND. HE STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE DISTRACTION, HE USED 10 DEGREES OF FLAP INSTEAD OF 30 CAUSING A HARD LANDING AND BOUNCE SO HE ELECTED TO RECOVER BY ADDING POWER AND GO AROUND. HE STATED THAT HE REALIZED HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO CLEAR THEM SO HE DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO RUN THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE BUSHES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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