Accident Details
According to the pilot's report, the aircraft was executing a touch-and-go landing. After touchdown, the pilot applied full power for the subsequent takeoff, but then realized that he had not retracted the flaps that were set for landing (two notches or 25 degrees). Upon retracting the flaps, the aircraft began to settle and the controls became less responsive. The pilot decided to abort the takeoff and reduced the power to idle.
The aircraft then touched down once on the runway to the left of center, began drifting leftward, became slightly airborne again, and finally came to rest upright in snow a few feet off the runway. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction with the aircraft.
In his statement, the pilot noted that the accident could have been prevented by using stop-and-go landing procedures instead of touch-and-go. The aircraft sustained damage upon colliding with a snow bank.