What happened
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(.19) See .19 for complete narrative. (.4) the pilot aborted a landing on a private sod strip 1,800 feet in length. The runway was oriented approximately 090 and 270 degrees magnetic, with trees at the east end, and trees, houses, and power lines at the west end. The pilot landed to the west with a 14-knot tailwind. During the aborted landing, the airplane struck wires, stalled, rolled inverted, and crashed beyond the departure end of the runway. Examination of the wreckage revealed no pre-impact anomalies. Interpolation of performance charts revealed that the airplane required 1,754 feet of runway to land over a 50-foot obstacle with a 14-knot tailwind. A review of pharmacy records and toxicological testing revealed the pilot had ingested an unapproved pain medication prior to flight. (-23) witnesses stated aircraft attempted to land three quarters the way down the runway, downwind and tried to take back off and struck electric wires at the end of the runway and stalled nose down into a field. The pilot robert haskell sustained fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) SEE .19 FOR COMPLETE NARRATIVE. (.4) THE PILOT ABORTED A LANDING ON A PRIVATE SOD STRIP 1,800 FEET IN LENGTH. THE RUNWAY WAS ORIENTED APPROXIMATELY 090 AND 270 DEGREES MAGNETIC, WITH TREES AT THE EAST END, AND TREES, HOUSES, AND POWER LINES AT THE WEST END. THE PILOT LANDED TO THE WEST WITH A 14-KNOT TAILWIND. DURING THE ABORTED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK WIRES, STALLED, ROLLED INVERTED, AND CRASHED BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO PRE-IMPACT ANOMALIES. INTERPOLATION OF PERFORMANCE CHARTS REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE REQUIRED 1,754 FEET OF RUNWAY TO LAND OVER A 50-FOOT OBSTACLE WITH A 14-KNOT TAILWIND. A REVIEW OF PHARMACY RECORDS AND TOXICOLOGICAL TESTING REVEALED THE PILOT HAD INGESTED AN UNAPPROVED PAIN MEDICATION PRIOR TO FLIGHT. (-23) WITNESSES STATED AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THREE QUARTERS THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, DOWNWIND AND TRIED TO TAKE BACK OFF AND STRUCK ELECTRIC WIRES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND STALLED NOSE DOWN INTO A FIELD. THE PILOT ROBERT HASKELL SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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