What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)The pilot experienced a bounce on landing. He attempted to correct for the bounce and made the situation worse. He then decided to reject the landing. During the go-around manueaver, he realized that the obstacles at the end of the field were getting closer and the airplane might not clear them. He then reduced the power to idle and landed on the taxiway at an angle to the runway. The a/c struck the airport bouncary fence where the airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and fuselage. The pilot appears to have had sufficient instruction in the a/c. enough wind existed at the time of landing to make a finding of lack of proficiency questionable. The pilot was counseled on the benefits of making a go-around decision as early as possible to avoid the situation which was encountered here. (.4) on July 1, 2000, about 1430 hours pacific daylight time, a globe swift GC-1B, N80710, sustained substantial damage when it veered off the runway and collided with a fence during landing at Whiteman field, pacoima, California. The private pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The pilot and one passenger were not injured. The per sonal flight departed Whiteman field about 1300. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot stated the approach to landing was normal but the airplane bounced when he attempted a wheel landing. He applied some power to soften the next touchdown, but the airplane bounced again and drifted over the median between the runway and the taxiway. He attempted to go around by adding full power but the airplane continued to drift left. He said his airspeed was too low to go around. Once he cleared a row of parked airplanes, he attempted to land on a taxiway. The left wing contacted a chain link fence and trees spinning the airplane into the trees.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A BOUNCE ON LANDING. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT FOR THE BOUNCE AND MADE THE SITUATION WORSE. HE THEN DECIDED TO REJECT THE LANDING. DURING THE GO-AROUND MANUEAVER, HE REALIZED THAT THE OBSTACLES AT THE END OF THE FIELD WERE GETTING CLOSER AND THE AIRPLANE MIGHT NOT CLEAR THEM. HE THEN REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE AND LANDED ON THE TAXIWAY AT AN ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY. THE A/C STRUCK THE AIRPORT BOUNCARY FENCE WHERE THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND FUSELAGE. THE PILOT APPEARS TO HAVE HAD SUFFICIENT INSTRUCTION IN THE A/C. ENOUGH WIND EXISTED AT THE TIME OF LANDING TO MAKE A FINDING OF LACK OF PROFICIENCY QUESTIONABLE. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON THE BENEFITS OF MAKING A GO-AROUND DECISION AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID THE SITUATION WHICH WAS ENCOUNTERED HERE. (.4) ON JULY 1, 2000, ABOUT 1430 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A GLOBE SWIFT GC-1B, N80710, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING LANDING AT WHITEMAN FIELD, PACOIMA, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PER SONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED WHITEMAN FIELD ABOUT 1300. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED THE APPROACH TO LANDING WAS NORMAL BUT THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED A WHEEL LANDING. HE APPLIED SOME POWER TO SOFTEN THE NEXT TOUCHDOWN, BUT THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AGAIN AND DRIFTED OVER THE MEDIAN BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY. HE ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND BY ADDING FULL POWER BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO DRIFT LEFT. HE SAID HIS AIRSPEED WAS TOO LOW TO GO AROUND. ONCE HE CLEARED A ROW OF PARKED AIRPLANES, HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A TAXIWAY. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND TREES SPINNING THE AIRPLANE INTO THE TREES.
NTSB investigation
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