Incident Overview
A pilot reported that after practicing landings, he climbed the aircraft to 5,000 feet above the airport. He flew around for a period to cool the engine, then shut it down to practice restarts. The first restart was successful, but the engine was shut down a second time. This second restart was unsuccessful because the propeller had stopped windmilling, and the aircraft was not equipped with a starter.
Forced Landing
Upon descending to 2,500 feet MSL, the pilot began concentrating on executing a forced landing. After one circle over the airport, he determined that he was still too high and made a second circle. During this second circle, the wind, which was gusting to 25 knots, blew the aircraft away from the runway.
Collision
The aircraft subsequently collided with a small tree during the forced landing. The pilot did not report any injuries, and the extent of damage was not specified in the available information.