Incident Sequence
During a landing at a strip, the pilot encountered a pothole that caused damage to the right landing gear leg, bending it backward. Despite the damage, the pilot decided to take off and fly the airplane to Anchorage. However, during the takeoff, the airplane struck trees. The pilot continued the flight and landed at the Butte airstrip.
Upon inspection after landing at Butte, the pilot discovered that the left elevator was bent downward by 90 degrees. Despite this deformation, the pilot determined the airplane remained airworthy. He subsequently took off again and landed at the Lake Hood airstrip.
No further details were provided regarding the aircraft type, registration, or any other specifics.