What happened
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Porpoised down the runway after landing, struck metro tracks at the end of the runway. (.4) the pilot remarked that all systems on the airplane were fully operational and the flight to his destination went uneventfully. He descended to 1,500 feet MSL and entered the traffic pattern on the downwind leg. He selected 10 degrees of flaps on base leg, and while crossing the 194 foot displaced threshold for the 2,610 foot runway, noticed that the airspeed was slow. During the flair for landing, the pilot closed the throttle, and remembered rolling out on the grass next to the runway. While attempting to remain parallel to the runway, the pilot aborted the landing. The airplane accelerated after raising the flaps, and once airborne, the pilot recalled `the airplane did not seem to climb, and the engine sounded correct for full power.' The airplane was seen in a nose high attitude, wings rocking as it impacted a 20 foot high embankment at the departure end of runway. No mechanical anomalies were found with the airframe or engine.
As the FAA filed it
PORPOISED DOWN THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING, STRUCK METRO TRACKS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. (.4) THE PILOT REMARKED THAT ALL SYSTEMS ON THE AIRPLANE WERE FULLY OPERATIONAL AND THE FLIGHT TO HIS DESTINATION WENT UNEVENTFULLY. HE DESCENDED TO 1,500 FEET MSL AND ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ON THE DOWNWIND LEG. HE SELECTED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS ON BASE LEG, AND WHILE CROSSING THE 194 FOOT DISPLACED THRESHOLD FOR THE 2,610 FOOT RUNWAY, NOTICED THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS SLOW. DURING THE FLAIR FOR LANDING, THE PILOT CLOSED THE THROTTLE, AND REMEMBERED ROLLING OUT ON THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMAIN PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT ABORTED THE LANDING. THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED AFTER RAISING THE FLAPS, AND ONCE AIRBORNE, THE PILOT RECALLED `THE AIRPLANE DID NOT SEEM TO CLIMB, AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED CORRECT FOR FULL POWER.' THE AIRPLANE WAS SEEN IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, WINGS ROCKING AS IT IMPACTED A 20 FOOT HIGH EMBANKMENT AT THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE FOUND WITH THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE.
NTSB investigation
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