What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)During landing the pilot flared too high and experienced a high sink rate. The pilot power in an unsuccessful attempt to make a go-around. The aircraft touched down very hard and bounced back into the air. The pilot lost control at this point. The aircraft veered to the left, departed the runway and impacted small trees on the left side of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)DURING LANDING THE PILOT FLARED TOO HIGH AND EXPERIENCED A HIGH SINK RATE. THE PILOT POWER IN AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO MAKE A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN VERY HARD AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AT THIS POINT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED SMALL TREES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N3860L · 1
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