What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 16, 1999, at approx. 2200 hours, a Cessna 172M, N12469 was substantially damaged during a landing at the Flying W Airport (N14), Lumberton, NJ. The certificated private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that originated from the pennridge airport (N70), perkasie, PA. No flight plan was filed for this cross country flight conducted under FAR 91. The pilot stated that dueing his first approach to rnwy 19, teh airplane was too high and he performed a go-around. During the go-around he did not notice any fog on the rwy. On the second approach, the airplane touched down at approx. 75 knots, bounced and began to float. The airplane touched down again in fog. Due to restricted visibility, the pilot decided not to perform an aborted landing. Teh airplane traveled off the end of the runway and down a ravine. The pilot further stated that he received a full weather briefing prior to departing N70, and fog was not forecast at N14.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 16, 1999, AT APPROX. 2200 HOURS, A CESSNA 172M, N12469 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A LANDING AT THE FLYING W AIRPORT (N14), LUMBERTON, NJ. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM THE PENNRIDGE AIRPORT (N70), PERKASIE, PA. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER FAR 91. THE PILOT STATED THAT DUEING HIS FIRST APPROACH TO RNWY 19, TEH AIRPLANE WAS TOO HIGH AND HE PERFORMED A GO-AROUND. DURING THE GO-AROUND HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY FOG ON THE RWY. ON THE SECOND APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROX. 75 KNOTS, BOUNCED AND BEGAN TO FLOAT. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN IN FOG. DUE TO RESTRICTED VISIBILITY, THE PILOT DECIDED NOT TO PERFORM AN ABORTED LANDING. TEH AIRPLANE TRAVELED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND DOWN A RAVINE. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A FULL WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO DEPARTING N70, AND FOG WAS NOT FORECAST AT N14.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.