What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot stated he was high on approach with VASI white/white, flaps 10 degrees with 70-75KIAS, airspeed increasing when he pulled back on control wheel as mains touched runway. Aircraft bounced high and subsequently touched down in a nose low attitude 18'9" left of centerline of the 60' wide runway, approximately 920 feet from the departure end of the 4000 foot runway. Aircraft then veered off the left side of the runway striking one runway edge light and continuing 466' feet through the grass median before coming to a stop on the parallel taxiway. Witnesses reported that the aircraft landed long, bounced high then disappeared from view behind terrain.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS HIGH ON APPROACH WITH VASI WHITE/WHITE, FLAPS 10 DEGREES WITH 70-75KIAS, AIRSPEED INCREASING WHEN HE PULLED BACK ON CONTROL WHEEL AS MAINS TOUCHED RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED HIGH AND SUBSEQUENTLY TOUCHED DOWN IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE 18'9" LEFT OF CENTERLINE OF THE 60' WIDE RUNWAY, APPROXIMATELY 920 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE 4000 FOOT RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING ONE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT AND CONTINUING 466' FEET THROUGH THE GRASS MEDIAN BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG, BOUNCED HIGH THEN DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW BEHIND TERRAIN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.