What happened
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(-23) Pilot made an intentional landing at a private grass strip, bounced down the runway and ran off the end of it. The aircraft then bounced across a county road coming to a stop in the front yard of a residence directly across the street from the west end of the grass runway. (.19) on October 20, at 1515 central daylight time, a Beech 19, N1929W, collided with the ground and a berm during an attempted landing to a private sod airstrip near st. clair springs, Alabama. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The private pilot and his two passengers received minor injuries. The airplane sustained substantial structural damage. The flight departed atlanta, Georgia, at an undetermined time. Reportedly, the pilot entered the traffic pattern for a runway 27 approach to land. A nearby eyewitness reported that the airplane touched down long on the 2000-foot long sod airstrip. The airplane rolled off the departure end of the runway and collided with a berm and sheared off the main landing gear. The airplane came to rest in the front y ard of a nearby resident. Flight departed osx at 12:30 CDT kosciusko-attala city airport, kosciusko, MS. No flight plan filed but requested & received flight following from memphis.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT MADE AN INTENTIONAL LANDING AT A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP, BOUNCED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND RAN OFF THE END OF IT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BOUNCED ACROSS A COUNTY ROAD COMING TO A STOP IN THE FRONT YARD OF A RESIDENCE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE WEST END OF THE GRASS RUNWAY. (.19) ON OCTOBER 20, AT 1515 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 19, N1929W, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND A BERM DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING TO A PRIVATE SOD AIRSTRIP NEAR ST. CLAIR SPRINGS, ALABAMA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR A RUNWAY 27 APPROACH TO LAND. A NEARBY EYEWITNESS REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN LONG ON THE 2000-FOOT LONG SOD AIRSTRIP. THE AIRPLANE ROLLED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A BERM AND SHEARED OFF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN THE FRONT Y ARD OF A NEARBY RESIDENT. FLIGHT DEPARTED OSX AT 12:30 CDT KOSCIUSKO-ATTALA CITY AIRPORT, KOSCIUSKO, MS. NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED BUT REQUESTED & RECEIVED FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM MEMPHIS.
NTSB investigation
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