Incident Overview
During his second attempt to land on runway 31, the pilot reported coming in 'too high' and deployed 30 degrees of flaps to lose altitude. He noted he was not maintaining directional control as well as he would have liked, prompting him to initiate a go-around. He added full power, pushed in the carburetor heat, and waited for the airspeed to increase before retracting the flaps. However, the airspeed did not build up as expected.
Sequence of Events
As the airplane reached the end of the 4,999-foot runway, it cleared a fence. The pilot then saw a power line directly ahead and pulled up to clear it. The landing gear caught the power line, and the right wing struck the pole. The airplane spun around and nosed into the top of a building where it came to rest. Witnesses observed the airplane at a slow speed when it struck the power line and impacted the building.
Aircraft and Pilot Information
Post-accident examination revealed no discrepancies with either the airframe or the engine. At the time of the accident, the pilot had accumulated 81 total flight hours, with 79.6 hours in this make and model airplane.