What happened
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(-23) On 05-29-04, N5440H a Cessna CE-172 landed fast on rwy 260 at Vernonia, OR (05S) and ran off the end of the wet grass strip. Due to the wet grass the pilot had no braking action and the aircraft went off left side of the grass strip and hit a fence post. The pilot privacy data omitted was properly certificated CFI and had a current medical. The pilot was giving flight instruction to privacy data omitted at the time of this accident. The pilot nor the student received no injuries. The aircraft had damage to the left main wing strut and the left gear was folded back against the fuselage. No other property was damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 05-29-04, N5440H A CESSNA CE-172 LANDED FAST ON RWY 260 AT VERNONIA, OR (05S) AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE WET GRASS STRIP. DUE TO THE WET GRASS THE PILOT HAD NO BRAKING ACTION AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF LEFT SIDE OF THE GRASS STRIP AND HIT A FENCE POST. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PROPERLY CERTIFICATED CFI AND HAD A CURRENT MEDICAL. THE PILOT WAS GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT. THE PILOT NOR THE STUDENT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN WING STRUT AND THE LEFT GEAR WAS FOLDED BACK AGAINST THE FUSELAGE. NO OTHER PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED.
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