What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft attempted to land on runway 3 at Fayette Airport (I89) in Fayetteville, WV, but over shot the runway and hit a tree after attempting a go-around. (.4) one of the passengers, sitting in the right front seat, became sick as the airplane approached the airport. As the pilot turned the airplane downwind, the passenger became sick again. The pilot made a 'normal' full-flap approach, but the airplane was slightly fast on final, and touched down twice before reaching an elevated crest in the runway. The pilot applied hard braking after the second touchdown, and the airplane skidded forward. It then went over the crest, and the pilot knew that he could not stop it before reaching the end. The pilot added full power, and the airplane became airborne. The right wing struck a tree, and the airplane swung around 180 degrees before falling to the ground. The pilot had utilized runway 03, and stated that he could not judge where the end of the runway was, due to the crest. According to the airport/facility directory, there was no line of sight between the runway ends. The runway sloped upward from the departure end, until 62 feet before the departure end. Weather, recorded at an airport 30 nautical miles to the northwest, 24 minutes after the accident, included winds from 240 degrees magnetic, at 3 knots.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 3 AT FAYETTE AIRPORT (I89) IN FAYETTEVILLE, WV, BUT OVER SHOT THE RUNWAY AND HIT A TREE AFTER ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND. (.4) ONE OF THE PASSENGERS, SITTING IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT, BECAME SICK AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE AIRPORT. AS THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRPLANE DOWNWIND, THE PASSENGER BECAME SICK AGAIN. THE PILOT MADE A 'NORMAL' FULL-FLAP APPROACH, BUT THE AIRPLANE WAS SLIGHTLY FAST ON FINAL, AND TOUCHED DOWN TWICE BEFORE REACHING AN ELEVATED CREST IN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT APPLIED HARD BRAKING AFTER THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN, AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED FORWARD. IT THEN WENT OVER THE CREST, AND THE PILOT KNEW THAT HE COULD NOT STOP IT BEFORE REACHING THE END. THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER, AND THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE, AND THE AIRPLANE SWUNG AROUND 180 DEGREES BEFORE FALLING TO THE GROUND. THE PILOT HAD UTILIZED RUNWAY 03, AND STATED THAT HE COULD NOT JUDGE WHERE THE END OF THE RUNWAY WAS, DUE TO THE CREST. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPORT/FACILITY DIRECTORY, THERE WAS NO LINE OF SIGHT BETWEEN THE RUNWAY ENDS. THE RUNWAY SLOPED UPWARD FROM THE DEPARTURE END, UNTIL 62 FEET BEFORE THE DEPARTURE END. WEATHER, RECORDED AT AN AIRPORT 30 NAUTICAL MILES TO THE NORTHWEST, 24 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT, INCLUDED WINDS FROM 240 DEGREES MAGNETIC, AT 3 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
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