What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was on VFR flight from etc to hse, stated that he saw airport and entered a base leg even though he was quite high and had to lose altitude. No response when asked if he had considered a normal traffic pattern entry at pattern altitude, he stated that he did not consider slipping aircraft to lose altitude, but elected to lower flaps and nose. Overshoot normal touchdown area, lost directional control and exited runway on left side, still had 1/3 of runway remaining as he departed hard surface.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS ON VFR FLIGHT FROM ETC TO HSE, STATED THAT HE SAW AIRPORT AND ENTERED A BASE LEG EVEN THOUGH HE WAS QUITE HIGH AND HAD TO LOSE ALTITUDE. NO RESPONSE WHEN ASKED IF HE HAD CONSIDERED A NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN ENTRY AT PATTERN ALTITUDE, HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT CONSIDER SLIPPING AIRCRAFT TO LOSE ALTITUDE, BUT ELECTED TO LOWER FLAPS AND NOSE. OVERSHOOT NORMAL TOUCHDOWN AREA, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND EXITED RUNWAY ON LEFT SIDE, STILL HAD 1/3 OF RUNWAY REMAINING AS HE DEPARTED HARD SURFACE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.