What happened
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(.19)On April 28, 2001, about 1605 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt jurca MJ5 sirocco, N44DK, was substantially damaged while landing at the Great Barrington Airport (gbr), Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The certificated commercial pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight conduct under 14 CFR part 91. The airplane was landing on runway 29, a 2,579 foot-long, 50 foot-wide, asphalt runway. According to a federal aviation administration inspector, the pilot attempted two previous landings to the runway which resulted in go-arounds. On the third attempt, the airplane landed "long" and departed the end of the runway. The airplane then struck a tree and descended down a 30 foot embankment. The pilot reported over 5,500 hours of total flight experience, with approximately 26 hours in the accident airplane. The winds reported at an airport located about 17 miles north-northeast of gbr, at 1554, were from 360 degrees at 9 knots, with 20 knot gusts. (-23)privacy data omitted landed long and rolled off the end off runway 29 at gre at Barrington. There is approximately a 30 foot drop at the end of this runway. The PIC had back injuries, the passenger had minor injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. (.4) while landing on runway 29, a 2,579 foot-long, 50 foot-wide, asphalt runway, the airplane touched down "long" and departed the end of the runway. The airplane then struck a tree and then descended down a 30 foot embankment. The winds reported at an airport located about 17 miles north-northeast of the accident site, were from 360 degrees at 9 knots, with 20 knot gusts.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON APRIL 28, 2001, ABOUT 1605 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOMEBUILT JURCA MJ5 SIROCCO, N44DK, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE GREAT BARRINGTON AIRPORT (GBR), GREAT BARRINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 29, A 2,579 FOOT-LONG, 50 FOOT-WIDE, ASPHALT RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TWO PREVIOUS LANDINGS TO THE RUNWAY WHICH RESULTED IN GO-AROUNDS. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE AIRPLANE LANDED "LONG" AND DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE THEN STRUCK A TREE AND DESCENDED DOWN A 30 FOOT EMBANKMENT. THE PILOT REPORTED OVER 5,500 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, WITH APPROXIMATELY 26 HOURS IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE. THE WINDS REPORTED AT AN AIRPORT LOCATED ABOUT 17 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF GBR, AT 1554, WERE FROM 360 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS, WITH 20 KNOT GUSTS. (-23)^PRIVACY DATA^ LANDED LONG AND ROLLED OFF THE END OFF RUNWAY 29 AT GRE AT BARRINGTON. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY A 30 FOOT DROP AT THE END OF THIS RUNWAY. THE PIC HAD BACK INJURIES, THE PASSENGER HAD MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.4) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 29, A 2,579 FOOT-LONG, 50 FOOT-WIDE, ASPHALT RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN "LONG" AND DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE THEN STRUCK A TREE AND THEN DESCENDED DOWN A 30 FOOT EMBANKMENT. THE WINDS REPORTED AT AN AIRPORT LOCATED ABOUT 17 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, WERE FROM 360 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS, WITH 20 KNOT GUSTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.