What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Approach too fast. Floated bounced and elected late go around flaps down. Ran off end into trees. Runway 2100FT. (-23) on September 11, 1995 at 1517 CDT, a Piper 28-181, N3071H registered to fox flying club, collided with terrain on landing at wag, Aero private airstrip Lyons, Wisconsin, while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the private pilot and his passenger received no injuries. The flight originated at dupage airport, west chicago Illinois, on September 11, 1995 at 1430 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
APPROACH TOO FAST. FLOATED BOUNCED AND ELECTED LATE GO AROUND FLAPS DOWN. RAN OFF END INTO TREES. RUNWAY 2100FT. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1995 AT 1517 CDT, A PIPER 28-181, N3071H REGISTERED TO FOX FLYING CLUB, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN ON LANDING AT WAG, AERO PRIVATE AIRSTRIP LYONS, WISCONSIN, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DUPAGE AIRPORT, WEST CHICAGO ILLINOIS, ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1995 AT 1430 CDT.
NTSB investigation
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