Incident Details
A student pilot, accompanied by a passenger, conducted a local flight to a tower-controlled airport where he performed five touch-and-go landings and one full-stop landing. He then returned to his home airport for additional practice. During the approach for a second landing, the student pilot described the approach as "fine," but during the flare, he perceived that he was "approaching the end of the runway too fast." He decided to execute a go-around, added power, and "pulled out all of [the] flaps." The student pilot stated that the airplane "lost all its lift" and settled onto the runway.
After touching down, he attempted to apply brakes. The airplane "jerked" off the left side of the runway and impacted a pole and a building. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the engine firewall. The student pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane.
The student pilot's account indicates a loss of lift during the go-around due to the full retraction of flaps, leading to an inadvertent landing and subsequent excursion off the runway. The airplane's collision with obstacles caused substantial damage, but no injuries were reported in the source.
Sequence of Events
The flight began with a departure from the home airport to a tower-controlled airport, where the student pilot practiced multiple landings. After completing those, he returned to his home airport. On the second approach at the home airport, the student pilot decided to abort the landing when he felt the runway was insufficient. His action of retracting all flaps resulted in an immediate loss of lift, causing the airplane to settle back onto the runway. The subsequent ground roll ended with the airplane departing the runway surface and striking a pole and a building.