N4305C
CUEVAS, ORLANDO S. QUICKSILVER MXL 2
PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT DROPPED FROM ABOUT 3 FEET WHILE FLARING TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BOUNCED UP AND TURNED SIDEWAYS PRIOR TO TOUCHING DOWN AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADED FOR TREES AND THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND. AS HE TURNED TO AVOID COCONUT TREES THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED A MANGROVE TREE BRANCH, THE AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE MAKING A GO AROUND FOLLOWING A BOUNCED LANDING RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH TREES.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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