What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Operator appeared to land an unsafe distance down runway with excessive touchdown speed causing aircraft to bounce and continue to fly. When the aircraft did finally land, the speed was excessive and braking was ineffective (dew on grass runway). Aircraft slid off end of runway and collided with trees and a chain link fence. Aircraft was destroyed by fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) OPERATOR APPEARED TO LAND AN UNSAFE DISTANCE DOWN RUNWAY WITH EXCESSIVE TOUCHDOWN SPEED CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE AND CONTINUE TO FLY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DID FINALLY LAND, THE SPEED WAS EXCESSIVE AND BRAKING WAS INEFFECTIVE (DEW ON GRASS RUNWAY). AIRCRAFT SLID OFF END OF RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TREES AND A CHAIN LINK FENCE. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N131HM · 1
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