What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Mr. Ruyak was the PIC of N8035P, AC-172, at the time of an accident involving that a/c at approx. 10:15 am, the same day at Chautauqua county airport, Dunkirk, NY. Mr. Ruyak stated that he requested an airport advisory from Dunkirk UNICOM, was advised the wind was vaiable at 8 knots and that traffic was using runway 33. One light twin a/c was established in the pattern for runway 33 and he joined the left downwind with the intent of following the prior a/c to a landing on runway 33. His final approach was high and his final approach speed was high. He touched down long, bounced several times before arresting porpoise, and then realized insufficient runway remained to stop prior to the end. He initiated a go-around by retracting the flaps and then selecting full power. Mr. Ruyak was unable to attain flying speed before the a/c crossed the end of the pavement while still on the ground. The a/c skipped over part of a ditch and impacted the other side nose first. The a/c subsequently skidded on the nose until coming to rest inverted. All occupants escaped the a/c without external assistance. None of the occupants suffered anything more than minor muscle strain injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. RUYAK WAS THE PIC OF N8035P, AC-172, AT THE TIME OF AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING THAT A/C AT APPROX. 10:15 AM, THE SAME DAY AT CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY AIRPORT, DUNKIRK, NY. MR. RUYAK STATED THAT HE REQUESTED AN AIRPORT ADVISORY FROM DUNKIRK UNICOM, WAS ADVISED THE WIND WAS VAIABLE AT 8 KNOTS AND THAT TRAFFIC WAS USING RUNWAY 33. ONE LIGHT TWIN A/C WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 33 AND HE JOINED THE LEFT DOWNWIND WITH THE INTENT OF FOLLOWING THE PRIOR A/C TO A LANDING ON RUNWAY 33. HIS FINAL APPROACH WAS HIGH AND HIS FINAL APPROACH SPEED WAS HIGH. HE TOUCHED DOWN LONG, BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ARRESTING PORPOISE, AND THEN REALIZED INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINED TO STOP PRIOR TO THE END. HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND BY RETRACTING THE FLAPS AND THEN SELECTING FULL POWER. MR. RUYAK WAS UNABLE TO ATTAIN FLYING SPEED BEFORE THE A/C CROSSED THE END OF THE PAVEMENT WHILE STILL ON THE GROUND. THE A/C SKIPPED OVER PART OF A DITCH AND IMPACTED THE OTHER SIDE NOSE FIRST. THE A/C SUBSEQUENTLY SKIDDED ON THE NOSE UNTIL COMING TO REST INVERTED. ALL OCCUPANTS ESCAPED THE A/C WITHOUT EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE. NONE OF THE OCCUPANTS SUFFERED ANYTHING MORE THAN MINOR MUSCLE STRAIN INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.