What happened
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(-23) Mr. Mercer stated:landed long and decided to make a standard go-around with full RPM and mixture. The engines did not produce the necessary power to sustain flight. Made the decision not to land in the nose down position and at the last seconds pulled the nose up for a full stall landing. (-19) on August 05, 2000, about 0800 central daylight time, a Cessna P337H, N5HN, registered to and operated by a private owner as title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, crashed after a go-around in Alabaster, Alabama. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The commercial-rated pilot reported serious injuries. Three passengers reported no injuries. The airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated from galveston, Texas, the same day at an unknown time. The pilot stated that he landed on runway 33, and was too fast. He attempted to go around, but impacted the ground beyond the runway and struck a furrow. The FAA inspector, who examined the airplane, stated that he found the aircraft with the throttle of the number one engine pushed full forward and the throttle of the number two engine on the idle position.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. MERCER STATED:LANDED LONG AND DECIDED TO MAKE A STANDARD GO-AROUND WITH FULL RPM AND MIXTURE. THE ENGINES DID NOT PRODUCE THE NECESSARY POWER TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. MADE THE DECISION NOT TO LAND IN THE NOSE DOWN POSITION AND AT THE LAST SECONDS PULLED THE NOSE UP FOR A FULL STALL LANDING. (-19) ON AUGUST 05, 2000, ABOUT 0800 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA P337H, N5HN, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER AS TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED AFTER A GO-AROUND IN ALABASTER, ALABAMA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT REPORTED SERIOUS INJURIES. THREE PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GALVESTON, TEXAS, THE SAME DAY AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 33, AND WAS TOO FAST. HE ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND, BUT IMPACTED THE GROUND BEYOND THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A FURROW. THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE, STATED THAT HE FOUND THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE THROTTLE OF THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE PUSHED FULL FORWARD AND THE THROTTLE OF THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE ON THE IDLE POSITION.
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