What happened
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(.4) The pilot stated he departed Fairhope with a planned destination of monroeville, Alabama. The winds were calm during departure and he took off to the south. After flying about 5 miles toward the destination, the weather became bad and he elected to return to the departure airport. He approached to land to the south and during approach wind gust from the north increased his touchdown speed. The runway was also wet do to recent rain showers and he had poor braking action. About midway down the runway he realized the airplane was not stopping and he did not have enough runway to abort the landing. He saw cars driving on the highway at the end of the runway. When he reached the end of the runway, he applied full left rudder and full engine power, in an attempt to ground loop the airplane. The airplane turned 90 degrees to the left and slid sideways. The airplane slid into a ditch and the right main gear collapsed. The airplane came to a stop with the right wing hanging over the highway. (.19) on November 20, 2001, about 0915 central standard time, a Cessna 175A, N7095E, registered to an individual, collapsed the right main landing gea r and damaged the right wing while stopping the airplane after a run on landing at Klumpp field, Fairhope, Alabama, while on a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage and the private-rated pilot and one passenger were not injured. The flight originated from Fairhope, the same day, about 0900. The pilot stated he departed Fairhope with a planned destination of monroeville, Alabama. The winds were calm during departure and he took off to the south. After flying about 10 miles toward the destination, the weather became bad and he elected to return to the departure airport. He did not check the windsock for current winds when he returned to the airport. He landed to the south and after touchdown realized the winds were now from the north at 10 to 15 mph. The runway was also wet due to recent rain showers. About midway down the runway he realized the airplane was not stopping and he did not have enough runway to abort the landing. He saw cars driving on the highway at the end of the runway. When he reached the end of the runway, he applied full left rudder and full engine power, in an attempt to ground loop the airplane. The airplane turned 90 degrees to the left and slid sideways. The airplane slid into a ditch and the right main gear collapsed. The airplane came to a stop with the right wing hanging over the highway.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED FAIRHOPE WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF MONROEVILLE, ALABAMA. THE WINDS WERE CALM DURING DEPARTURE AND HE TOOK OFF TO THE SOUTH. AFTER FLYING ABOUT 5 MILES TOWARD THE DESTINATION, THE WEATHER BECAME BAD AND HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. HE APPROACHED TO LAND TO THE SOUTH AND DURING APPROACH WIND GUST FROM THE NORTH INCREASED HIS TOUCHDOWN SPEED. THE RUNWAY WAS ALSO WET DO TO RECENT RAIN SHOWERS AND HE HAD POOR BRAKING ACTION. ABOUT MIDWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY HE REALIZED THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT STOPPING AND HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH RUNWAY TO ABORT THE LANDING. HE SAW CARS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. WHEN HE REACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, HE APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND FULL ENGINE POWER, IN AN ATTEMPT TO GROUND LOOP THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND SLID SIDEWAYS. THE AIRPLANE SLID INTO A DITCH AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP WITH THE RIGHT WING HANGING OVER THE HIGHWAY. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 20, 2001, ABOUT 0915 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 175A, N7095E, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEA R AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT WING WHILE STOPPING THE AIRPLANE AFTER A RUN ON LANDING AT KLUMPP FIELD, FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FAIRHOPE, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 0900. THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED FAIRHOPE WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF MONROEVILLE, ALABAMA. THE WINDS WERE CALM DURING DEPARTURE AND HE TOOK OFF TO THE SOUTH. AFTER FLYING ABOUT 10 MILES TOWARD THE DESTINATION, THE WEATHER BECAME BAD AND HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. HE DID NOT CHECK THE WINDSOCK FOR CURRENT WINDS WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. HE LANDED TO THE SOUTH AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN REALIZED THE WINDS WERE NOW FROM THE NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE RUNWAY WAS ALSO WET DUE TO RECENT RAIN SHOWERS. ABOUT MIDWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY HE REALIZED THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT STOPPING AND HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH RUNWAY TO ABORT THE LANDING. HE SAW CARS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. WHEN HE REACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, HE APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND FULL ENGINE POWER, IN AN ATTEMPT TO GROUND LOOP THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND SLID SIDEWAYS. THE AIRPLANE SLID INTO A DITCH AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP WITH THE RIGHT WING HANGING OVER THE HIGHWAY.
NTSB investigation
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