What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft departed Q21 (Brownsville Aero Pines) for local 91 flight to test newly installed radios. The 94-year-OLD private pilot/owner, with expired medical, was in the left seat and at the controls during the flight. On landing at Q21 the aircraft was too high and too fast. The aircraft landed one-third of the way down the runway and bounced before continuing down the 2300-foot runway. The pilot/owner appears to have locked the brakes once back on the runway. During the bounce Mr. Willoughby, the PIC, told the pilot/owner to go around. The pilot/owner told him it was too late. The aircraft skidded about four hundred feet from the edge of the airport. The aircraft received substantial damage. Both pilots were transported to the hospital. The pilot/owner is still in the hospital with numerous injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED Q21 (BROWNSVILLE AERO PINES) FOR LOCAL 91 FLIGHT TO TEST NEWLY INSTALLED RADIOS. THE 94-YEAR-OLD PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER, WITH EXPIRED MEDICAL, WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT AND AT THE CONTROLS DURING THE FLIGHT. ON LANDING AT Q21 THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO HIGH AND TOO FAST. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ONE-THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED BEFORE CONTINUING DOWN THE 2300-FOOT RUNWAY. THE PILOT/OWNER APPEARS TO HAVE LOCKED THE BRAKES ONCE BACK ON THE RUNWAY. DURING THE BOUNCE MR. WILLOUGHBY, THE PIC, TOLD THE PILOT/OWNER TO GO AROUND. THE PILOT/OWNER TOLD HIM IT WAS TOO LATE. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ABOUT FOUR HUNDRED FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. BOTH PILOTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE PILOT/OWNER IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL WITH NUMEROUS INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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