What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5) Pilot stated the aircraft entered the downwind leg of rwy 31R at rhv, where pilot became unsure as to sequence for landing. Two aircraft with similar `n' numbers were being sequenced, and were in contact with rhv ATCT as "Cessna 68Q" and "Cessna 68B." ATCT did not advise the aircraft of similar `n' numbers on the same frequency. According to the pilot, this uncertainty as to sequence caused him, in part, to turn from the downwind leg onto the base leg sooner than normal, which caused the aircraft to be positioned higher than normal for the base leg. The pilot stated the landing pattern final leg as then flown too high and approximately ten-to-fifteen miles per hour too fast, and the aircraft touched down approximately one-half way down the 3,101 foot runway. The aircraft bounced twiced, rolled out long, hit a runway end light, and stopped in the overrun. Subsequent to the incident, the pilot initiated a program to ensure his future safety and compliance with the federal aviation regulations: he cooperated fully with the sjc FSDO in the investigation. He took refresher flight training on 3-9-99 and 3-15-99, with emphasis on radio procedures, traffic patterns, landings, and go-arounds. He visited the rhv tower and participated in continuing wings program. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-5) PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE DOWNWIND LEG OF RWY 31R AT RHV, WHERE PILOT BECAME UNSURE AS TO SEQUENCE FOR LANDING. TWO AIRCRAFT WITH SIMILAR `N' NUMBERS WERE BEING SEQUENCED, AND WERE IN CONTACT WITH RHV ATCT AS "CESSNA 68Q" AND "CESSNA 68B." ATCT DID NOT ADVISE THE AIRCRAFT OF SIMILAR `N' NUMBERS ON THE SAME FREQUENCY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THIS UNCERTAINTY AS TO SEQUENCE CAUSED HIM, IN PART, TO TURN FROM THE DOWNWIND LEG ONTO THE BASE LEG SOONER THAN NORMAL, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE POSITIONED HIGHER THAN NORMAL FOR THE BASE LEG. THE PILOT STATED THE LANDING PATTERN FINAL LEG AS THEN FLOWN TOO HIGH AND APPROXIMATELY TEN-TO-FIFTEEN MILES PER HOUR TOO FAST, AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF WAY DOWN THE 3,101 FOOT RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICED, ROLLED OUT LONG, HIT A RUNWAY END LIGHT, AND STOPPED IN THE OVERRUN. SUBSEQUENT TO THE INCIDENT, THE PILOT INITIATED A PROGRAM TO ENSURE HIS FUTURE SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS: HE COOPERATED FULLY WITH THE SJC FSDO IN THE INVESTIGATION. HE TOOK REFRESHER FLIGHT TRAINING ON 3-9-99 AND 3-15-99, WITH EMPHASIS ON RADIO PROCEDURES, TRAFFIC PATTERNS, LANDINGS, AND GO-AROUNDS. HE VISITED THE RHV TOWER AND PARTICIPATED IN CONTINUING WINGS PROGRAM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^