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The pilot of a homebuilt S7S aborted his landing on a grass runway due to excessive speed. During the subsequent attempt to go around the aircraft struck a steel pipe and a tree. Although there were no injuries to himself or his passenger the aircraft was badly damaged.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1201814 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201409 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CN13.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Amateur/Home Built/Experimental |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 14 Flight Crew Total 2193 Flight Crew Type 74 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Speed All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
I landed into the wind with too much speed on a grass runway and attempted a go-around. On climb-out; at about 6 feet AGL; the plane collided with an unseen; free standing; three inch diameter; 6'6' high; steel; vertical pipe at the end of the runway. The S7S lost directional control and made contact with a tree. The aircraft landed upright and was heavily damaged. There were no injuries to my passenger or me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of a homebuilt S7S aborted his landing on a grass runway due to excessive speed. During the subsequent attempt to go around the aircraft struck a steel pipe and a tree. Although there were no injuries to himself or his passenger the aircraft was badly damaged.
Narrative: I landed into the wind with too much speed on a grass runway and attempted a go-around. On climb-out; at about 6 feet AGL; the plane collided with an unseen; free standing; three inch diameter; 6'6' high; steel; vertical pipe at the end of the runway. The S7S lost directional control and made contact with a tree. The aircraft landed upright and was heavily damaged. There were no injuries to my passenger or me.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.