Primary finding
Probable cause
the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Investigator assessment
Analysis narrative
The pilot reported he landed the airplane hard and it bounced. He elected to abort the landing and attempted to takeoff. The airplane subsequently struck tree tops beyond the end of the runway, and the pilot made a hard, emergency landing in a field.
Source record
Factual narrative
On July 15, 1993, about 2045 central daylight time, a Maule M4 airplane, N9810M, sustained substantial damage while landing at Tomahawk Airport, Tomahawk, Wisconsin. The solo private pilot was not injured. The local pleasure flight operated without flight plan in visual meteorological conditions under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot reported he landed hard and bounced three or four times. He applied power and attempted to go around for another landing. During the attempted go around the airplane struck trees, and the pilot elected to make an emergency landing in an adjacent field. -