Crash and Burn

There was a great wrenching as the wings caught the pines at the side of the clearing and broke back, ripping just outside the main braces. Dust and dirt blew off the floor into my face so hard I thought there must have been some kind of explosion. I was momentarily blinded and slammed forward in the seat, smashing my head on the wheel. Black spots covered my vision and I could feel a sticky, warm substance spread down my face before everything faded away.