Incident Details
A pilot recounted an accident during an attempted landing in a pasture adjacent to his home. According to the pilot, he noticed a horse near the approach end of the intended landing area. To avoid the animal, he elected to land long, but subsequently realized there was insufficient remaining pasture. He initiated a go-around by adding full power, but was unable to arrest the sink rate. The pilot then decided to land the airplane in the remaining pasture, touching down with power applied in a nose-high attitude at stall speed. The left wing struck the ground, causing the airplane to rotate 180 degrees to the left, and the right wingtip dragged along the ground during the rotation.
Pilot's Account
The pilot stated that he was not accustomed to the extra weight of a full fuel load combined with carrying a rear seat passenger. Additionally, he noted a 5-knot tailwind was present during the landing attempt.
Environmental Factors
The density altitude at the time of the accident was calculated to be 7,741 feet mean sea level (msl).