Incident Overview
A pilot elected to conduct a flight to survey the area and practice a landing on Portsmouth Island before hauling passengers. The pilot estimated that the wind at Portsmouth was from the north at 15 to 20 knots. The airport was oriented toward the northeast, and trees formed a barrier on the west and south sides of the runway.
Flight and Landing Attempt
While on a short final approach with full flaps, at about 200 feet and 67 miles per hour, the stall warning horn sounded. Subsequently, the nose pitched down and the aircraft struck the ground.
Aircraft Performance Reference
According to the owner's manual, the stall speed with full flaps was 49 miles per hour.