What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot of the aircraft attempted a landing on a Private grass airstrip approximately 2000 feet in length which had a wet surface. The aircraft touched down on a northerly heading and the pilot reported little to no braking as a result of the wet grass. The aircraft had insufficient speed to conduct a take off maneuver from the airstrip and the pilot elected to exit to the left of the runway prior to impact with tree stumps located at the runway end. As a result of this maneuver the aircraft slid sideways into tall grass and small trees. The three occupants of the aircraft received no injuries however, the aircraft sustained substantial damage as a result of this event.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET IN LENGTH WHICH HAD A WET SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON A NORTHERLY HEADING AND THE PILOT REPORTED LITTLE TO NO BRAKING AS A RESULT OF THE WET GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD INSUFFICIENT SPEED TO CONDUCT A TAKE OFF MANEUVER FROM THE AIRSTRIP AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO EXIT TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH TREE STUMPS LOCATED AT THE RUNWAY END. AS A RESULT OF THIS MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT SLID SIDEWAYS INTO TALL GRASS AND SMALL TREES. THE THREE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO INJURIES HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.