STORMVILLE, NY, USA
N52503
CESSNA 172P
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO LANDING, AT ABUT 30 FEET FROM TOUCHDOWN, A WIND GUST LIFTED AND VEERED THE AIRCRAFT LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND APPLIED FULL POWER; HOWEVER, THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND THE AIRCRAFT FELL TO THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. WWITNESSES AT THE AIRPORT DESCRIBED THE ACCIDENT IN A SIMILAR WAY; HOWEVER POWER WAS ADDED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TREE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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