Small aircraft pilot making go around hits tree on climb out. Slight aircraft damage.

Attributes
ACN	342721
Time
Date	199607
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : i67
State Reference	OH
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 82 flight time type : 4
ASRS Report	342721
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was landing at I67 on runway 36. During the flare point of the landing the plane went towards the right. I tried to make the correction in time to complete the landing but, decided to do a go around because the length of the runway would make landing unsafe. During the climb out on the go around after raising the first set of flaps I clipped the top of a tree just out from the runway. I then went back into the pattern and completed a safe landing. After tie down I did not notice any dents that night. Next day a dent was found in the right wing. In the future I will practice gars for both day and night.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT MAKING GAR HITS TREE ON CLBOUT. SLIGHT ACFT DAMAGE.

Narrative: I WAS LNDG AT I67 ON RWY 36. DURING THE FLARE POINT OF THE LNDG THE PLANE WENT TOWARDS THE R. I TRIED TO MAKE THE CORRECTION IN TIME TO COMPLETE THE LNDG BUT, DECIDED TO DO A GAR BECAUSE THE LENGTH OF THE RWY WOULD MAKE LNDG UNSAFE. DURING THE CLBOUT ON THE GAR AFTER RAISING THE FIRST SET OF FLAPS I CLIPPED THE TOP OF A TREE JUST OUT FROM THE RWY. I THEN WENT BACK INTO THE PATTERN AND COMPLETED A SAFE LNDG. AFTER TIE DOWN I DID NOT NOTICE ANY DENTS THAT NIGHT. NEXT DAY A DENT WAS FOUND IN THE R WING. IN THE FUTURE I WILL PRACTICE GARS FOR BOTH DAY AND NIGHT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.