What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot arrived at Bradford fld(NC05), north carolina at approx 1630 hours. He was landing rwy 24. He had excess altitude on approach so he entered a slip. He continued to float on landing and landed long. Pilot was unable to stop the a/c on rwy. He lost control and veered to the left, going down a small ravine. He did not attempt a go-around due to trees off the end of the rwy.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ARRIVED AT BRADFORD FLD(NC05), NORTH CAROLINA AT APPROX 1630 HOURS. HE WAS LANDING RWY 24. HE HAD EXCESS ALTITUDE ON APPROACH SO HE ENTERED A SLIP. HE CONTINUED TO FLOAT ON LANDING AND LANDED LONG. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE A/C ON RWY. HE LOST CONTROL AND VEERED TO THE LEFT, GOING DOWN A SMALL RAVINE. HE DID NOT ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND DUE TO TREES OFF THE END OF THE RWY.
NTSB investigation
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