A pilot landing a tail dragger at 50G hit the trees on the approach end of runway 18.

Attributes
ACN	587910
Time
Date	200307
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 50g.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 20
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 1450 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	587910
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	maintenance : technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	faa : investigated other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Aircraft on final approach to uncontrolled grass strip with 20 ft trees very close to end of runway. My glide path was normal and well clear of the trees. But, when I advanced the throttle to clear the engine, it hesitated and I sank below the intended path touching the top of the branches with the lower right wingtips. This was not noticed by myself. Landing was a normal 3-POINT touchdown for the tail dragger confign. Touchdown was well beyond the approval end, by hundreds of ft. The aircraft was inspected and determined airworthy. No damage, except it was missing r-hand identify lens and there was a slight dimple in the leading edge (typical of 'in hangar' rash). Later, the aircraft was returned to the home airport. Flight characteristics were normal. The FAA was called the next working day and they later inspected it and took pictures. Reviewing the airport plan shows these trees on the airport property, close to the end of the runway and within its width.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PLT LNDG A TAIL DRAGGER AT 50G HIT THE TREES ON THE APCH END OF RWY 18.

Narrative: ACFT ON FINAL APCH TO UNCTLED GRASS STRIP WITH 20 FT TREES VERY CLOSE TO END OF RWY. MY GLIDE PATH WAS NORMAL AND WELL CLR OF THE TREES. BUT, WHEN I ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO CLR THE ENG, IT HESITATED AND I SANK BELOW THE INTENDED PATH TOUCHING THE TOP OF THE BRANCHES WITH THE LOWER R WINGTIPS. THIS WAS NOT NOTICED BY MYSELF. LNDG WAS A NORMAL 3-POINT TOUCHDOWN FOR THE TAIL DRAGGER CONFIGN. TOUCHDOWN WAS WELL BEYOND THE APPROVAL END, BY HUNDREDS OF FT. THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED AND DETERMINED AIRWORTHY. NO DAMAGE, EXCEPT IT WAS MISSING R-HAND IDENT LENS AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT DIMPLE IN THE LEADING EDGE (TYPICAL OF 'IN HANGAR' RASH). LATER, THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO THE HOME ARPT. FLT CHARACTERISTICS WERE NORMAL. THE FAA WAS CALLED THE NEXT WORKING DAY AND THEY LATER INSPECTED IT AND TOOK PICTURES. REVIEWING THE ARPT PLAN SHOWS THESE TREES ON THE ARPT PROPERTY, CLOSE TO THE END OF THE RWY AND WITHIN ITS WIDTH.

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.