What happened
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(Tty) acft landed, over-ran the rwy, and went down a steep embankment, other circumstances are unknown. (.23) pilot attempted to make a night landing and failed to slow airplane sufficiently before the end of the runway. The airplane went through the airport perimeter fence and then down a steep hill before coming to rest approx. 340 feet beyond the end of the runway. (.4) the airplane was on a night approach to a 2,505 foot long, asphalt runway. The pilot stated he established final approach using the runway lights and the visual approach slope indicator (VASI), at an airspeed of 80-85 mph. As the airplane neared the threshold end of the runway, the pilot realized the airplane was 'too high,' however, he elected to continue the approach. The airplane touched down about midfield, and bounced. The pilot was unable to stop the airplane before it went into a grass area, and struck a fence. The airplane came to rest down an embankment, about 335 feet from, and in line with, the departure end of the runway. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal evidence of any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions of the airframe or engine, nor did the pilot report any.
As the FAA filed it
(TTY) ACFT LANDED, OVER-RAN THE RWY, AND WENT DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A NIGHT LANDING AND FAILED TO SLOW AIRPLANE SUFFICIENTLY BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE WENT THROUGH THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE AND THEN DOWN A STEEP HILL BEFORE COMING TO REST APPROX. 340 FEET BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY. (.4) THE AIRPLANE WAS ON A NIGHT APPROACH TO A 2,505 FOOT LONG, ASPHALT RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE ESTABLISHED FINAL APPROACH USING THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AND THE VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE INDICATOR (VASI), AT AN AIRSPEED OF 80-85 MPH. AS THE AIRPLANE NEARED THE THRESHOLD END OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT REALIZED THE AIRPLANE WAS 'TOO HIGH,' HOWEVER, HE ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT MIDFIELD, AND BOUNCED. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE BEFORE IT WENT INTO A GRASS AREA, AND STRUCK A FENCE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, ABOUT 335 FEET FROM, AND IN LINE WITH, THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT REVEAL EVIDENCE OF ANY PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE, NOR DID THE PILOT REPORT ANY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.