What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(4.)The pilot stated that on his fourth landing, during a series of night touch and go's, he 'flared the plane and it 'floated' for a long time.' With the end of the runway approaching the airplane departed the runway onto a taxiway. The pilot wrote 'I tried to turn into the taxiway at the runway's end, but was going too fast to make the turn.' The aircraft exited the taxiway, coming to rest in a 'nose down' attitude in a small canal off the end of the runway and taxiway. After exiting the airplane the pilot reported 'I noticed a strong wind directly from the east and observed the wind sock standing out with a bend of approximately 45 degrees.' (-23) pilot was practicing touch and go landings and failed to notice a wind shift as indicated by the unlighted windsock. Pilot landed the aircraft long and rolled off the end of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(4.)THE PILOT STATED THAT ON HIS FOURTH LANDING, DURING A SERIES OF NIGHT TOUCH AND GO'S, HE 'FLARED THE PLANE AND IT 'FLOATED' FOR A LONG TIME.' WITH THE END OF THE RUNWAY APPROACHING THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ONTO A TAXIWAY. THE PILOT WROTE 'I TRIED TO TURN INTO THE TAXIWAY AT THE RUNWAY'S END, BUT WAS GOING TOO FAST TO MAKE THE TURN.' THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE TAXIWAY, COMING TO REST IN A 'NOSE DOWN' ATTITUDE IN A SMALL CANAL OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. AFTER EXITING THE AIRPLANE THE PILOT REPORTED 'I NOTICED A STRONG WIND DIRECTLY FROM THE EAST AND OBSERVED THE WIND SOCK STANDING OUT WITH A BEND OF APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES.' (-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND FAILED TO NOTICE A WIND SHIFT AS INDICATED BY THE UNLIGHTED WINDSOCK. PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT LONG AND ROLLED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
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