What happened
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Landed rwy 27 porpoised several times, went off departure end, crashed through airport fence onto road and collided with a vehicle. (.19)on may 28,19 99, at 2010 eastern daylight time. A Cessna T210N, N9612Y, piloted by a private pilot, received substantial damage during a landing overrun on runway 27 (3,350 feet by 150 feet, dry asphalt) at Kalamazoo/battle creek international airport (azo), kalamozoo, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 flight was not originated from the oakland/troy airport (7D2), troy, Michigan and was enroute to azo with a final destination being mackinac island, Michigan. The pilot stated that he had obtained full fuel from a fixed operator at 7D2. He described his approach into azo as being fairly steep with the power pulled back. He reported that he was straight in for runway 27 at azo and had selected 10 degrees of flaps as a landing flap setting. The pilot added that he was coming in too fast. He also stated that he touched down at a point 1/2 down the runway and applied the brakes at which point he elected to perform a go-around. He reported that the engine "cut-out" as he went to a full power setting. The pilot further stated that the mixture and propeller controls were fully forward during the go-around attemp. Reports indicae that the aircraft impacted a section of north-south fence across the departure end of runway 27, impacted a vehicle that was southbound on a north-south road and then impacted a second fence locaed along side of the road. The pilot and emergency personnel reported fuel leaking from the aircraft after the accident. The emergency personnel also reported that there was no fire. (-23) the airplane landed long on a 3350FT runway, bounced, attempted to go around, went through a chain link fence, struck a car in passing an adjoining road, went through another chain link fence on the other side of the road before stopping. The pilot and passengers received minor injuries and refused medical treatment. A person in the car received a broken collar bone.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED RWY 27 PORPOISED SEVERAL TIMES, WENT OFF DEPARTURE END, CRASHED THROUGH AIRPORT FENCE ONTO ROAD AND COLLIDED WITH A VEHICLE. (.19)ON MAY 28,19 99, AT 2010 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. A CESSNA T210N, N9612Y, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A LANDING OVERRUN ON RUNWAY 27 (3,350 FEET BY 150 FEET, DRY ASPHALT) AT KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AZO), KALAMOZOO, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT ORIGINATED FROM THE OAKLAND/TROY AIRPORT (7D2), TROY, MICHIGAN AND WAS ENROUTE TO AZO WITH A FINAL DESTINATION BEING MACKINAC ISLAND, MICHIGAN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD OBTAINED FULL FUEL FROM A FIXED OPERATOR AT 7D2. HE DESCRIBED HIS APPROACH INTO AZO AS BEING FAIRLY STEEP WITH THE POWER PULLED BACK. HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS STRAIGHT IN FOR RUNWAY 27 AT AZO AND HAD SELECTED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS AS A LANDING FLAP SETTING. THE PILOT ADDED THAT HE WAS COMING IN TOO FAST. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN AT A POINT 1/2 DOWN THE RUNWAY AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AT WHICH POINT HE ELECTED TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND. HE REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE "CUT-OUT" AS HE WENT TO A FULL POWER SETTING. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT THE MIXTURE AND PROPELLER CONTROLS WERE FULLY FORWARD DURING THE GO-AROUND ATTEMP. REPORTS INDICAE THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SECTION OF NORTH-SOUTH FENCE ACROSS THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 27, IMPACTED A VEHICLE THAT WAS SOUTHBOUND ON A NORTH-SOUTH ROAD AND THEN IMPACTED A SECOND FENCE LOCAED ALONG SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE PILOT AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL REPORTED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO FIRE. (-23) THE AIRPLANE LANDED LONG ON A 3350FT RUNWAY, BOUNCED, ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND, WENT THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE, STRUCK A CAR IN PASSING AN ADJOINING ROAD, WENT THROUGH ANOTHER CHAIN LINK FENCE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE STOPPING. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT. A PERSON IN THE CAR RECEIVED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE.
NTSB investigation
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