What happened
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(-23) During the cruise and landing sequence the pilot was overly concernedwith the a/c performance and perceived low airspeed indication for the power setting. On the first attempt to land he accomplished a go-around. On second attempt, landed mid-field fast and with 10 to 20 degrees of flap. On roll out notices a/c at end of the runway, veered left off runway while applying maximum braking. Pilot believes he put more flaps down sometime during the roll out. Collided with sign and barrel to the left of the runway and rolled off into a thiry foot deep gully while simultaneously striking a small tree with the left wing. A/c came to rest nose down in about four feet of water. The pilot and passenger evacuated the a/c through the pilots door and sustained only minor injuries. Six to eight knot tailwinds may have contributed to the higher landing speed used by the pilot. 21A-other: investigation of a/c revealed a one centimeter ball of insect remains in the pilot mast.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING THE CRUISE AND LANDING SEQUENCE THE PILOT WAS OVERLY CONCERNEDWITH THE A/C PERFORMANCE AND PERCEIVED LOW AIRSPEED INDICATION FOR THE POWER SETTING. ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND HE ACCOMPLISHED A GO-AROUND. ON SECOND ATTEMPT, LANDED MID-FIELD FAST AND WITH 10 TO 20 DEGREES OF FLAP. ON ROLL OUT NOTICES A/C AT END OF THE RUNWAY, VEERED LEFT OFF RUNWAY WHILE APPLYING MAXIMUM BRAKING. PILOT BELIEVES HE PUT MORE FLAPS DOWN SOMETIME DURING THE ROLL OUT. COLLIDED WITH SIGN AND BARREL TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND ROLLED OFF INTO A THIRY FOOT DEEP GULLY WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY STRIKING A SMALL TREE WITH THE LEFT WING. A/C CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN IN ABOUT FOUR FEET OF WATER. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EVACUATED THE A/C THROUGH THE PILOTS DOOR AND SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR INJURIES. SIX TO EIGHT KNOT TAILWINDS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE HIGHER LANDING SPEED USED BY THE PILOT. 21A-OTHER: INVESTIGATION OF A/C REVEALED A ONE CENTIMETER BALL OF INSECT REMAINS IN THE PILOT MAST.
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