What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19)On April 22, 2001, at 1100 eastern standard time, an American general aircraft AG5B, N118VU, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a precautionary landing on runway 34 (2,400 feet by 65 feet, wet/asphalt) at the Fleet Field Airport, Culver, Indiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The cross-country flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot, the sole occupant, reported no injuries. The flight departed the lawrenceville-vincennes airport, lawrenceville, Illinois, at exact time unknown. The pilot reported that he encountered deteriorating in-flight visibilities and rain along his route of flight and elected to land at the Fleet Field Airport. The pilot reported that during the landing braking action was poor, due to the wet runway condition, and the aircraft overran the runway striking the airport perimeter fence. (.4) the pilot reported that he encountered deteriorating in-flight visibilities and rain along his route of flight and elected to land at the Fleet Field Airport. The pilot reported that during the landing, on runway 34 (2,4 00 feet by 75 feet, wet/asphalt), braking action was poor due to the wet runway condition. The pilot stated that the aircraft overran the end of the runway, struck the airport perimeter fence, and finally coming to rest on a perimeter road. No anomalies were found with the aircraft control systems, including the brake system, which could be associated with any preexisting condition. At the time of the accident, weather data indicated the winds were 180-degrees magnetic at 6-knots. (-23) a/c bounced three times during landing phase and over-ran departure end of runway. A/c impacted wire-mesh fence. Then proceeded down into the shoulder depression next to road and came to rest on state road 10.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON APRIL 22, 2001, AT 1100 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN AMERICAN GENERAL AIRCRAFT AG5B, N118VU, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 (2,400 FEET BY 65 FEET, WET/ASPHALT) AT THE FLEET FIELD AIRPORT, CULVER, INDIANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNES AIRPORT, LAWRENCEVILLE, ILLINOIS, AT EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED DETERIORATING IN-FLIGHT VISIBILITIES AND RAIN ALONG HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT AND ELECTED TO LAND AT THE FLEET FIELD AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING BRAKING ACTION WAS POOR, DUE TO THE WET RUNWAY CONDITION, AND THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY STRIKING THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED DETERIORATING IN-FLIGHT VISIBILITIES AND RAIN ALONG HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT AND ELECTED TO LAND AT THE FLEET FIELD AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING, ON RUNWAY 34 (2,4 00 FEET BY 75 FEET, WET/ASPHALT), BRAKING ACTION WAS POOR DUE TO THE WET RUNWAY CONDITION. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE, AND FINALLY COMING TO REST ON A PERIMETER ROAD. NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND WITH THE AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS, INCLUDING THE BRAKE SYSTEM, WHICH COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH ANY PREEXISTING CONDITION. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, WEATHER DATA INDICATED THE WINDS WERE 180-DEGREES MAGNETIC AT 6-KNOTS. (-23) A/C BOUNCED THREE TIMES DURING LANDING PHASE AND OVER-RAN DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. A/C IMPACTED WIRE-MESH FENCE. THEN PROCEEDED DOWN INTO THE SHOULDER DEPRESSION NEXT TO ROAD AND CAME TO REST ON STATE ROAD 10.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.