What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Airman was landing at a Private sod runway across from the sky harbor seaplane base. The airman made his approach to the north and noticed a person mowing the grass runway near the edge of the runway. The airman landed past the person mowing, about half way down the runway, which is only 1,800 feet total in length. The airman also landed faster than normal, due to his higher approach and a slight quartering tailwind. The grass runway was slightly damp, due to morning dew, making the runway slippery. All of these combinations caused the aircraft to skid off the end of the runway and strike the ditch and then the airport road. This tore the left main gear off of the aircraft and damaged the left wing, propeller, and engine cowling.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRMAN WAS LANDING AT A PRIVATE SOD RUNWAY ACROSS FROM THE SKY HARBOR SEAPLANE BASE. THE AIRMAN MADE HIS APPROACH TO THE NORTH AND NOTICED A PERSON MOWING THE GRASS RUNWAY NEAR THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRMAN LANDED PAST THE PERSON MOWING, ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, WHICH IS ONLY 1,800 FEET TOTAL IN LENGTH. THE AIRMAN ALSO LANDED FASTER THAN NORMAL, DUE TO HIS HIGHER APPROACH AND A SLIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE GRASS RUNWAY WAS SLIGHTLY DAMP, DUE TO MORNING DEW, MAKING THE RUNWAY SLIPPERY. ALL OF THESE COMBINATIONS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND STRIKE THE DITCH AND THEN THE AIRPORT ROAD. THIS TORE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DAMAGED THE LEFT WING, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE COWLING.
NTSB investigation
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