What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted stated a hump in the runway restricted his visibility, when he realized he should go around there was not enough runway left to safely do so. The airplane ran off the end of the runway, as it slid across the grass covered terrain the landing gear collapsed which resulted in rib damage to the outboard left wing and right wheel well area. The airport facility directory notes in the remarks section for the Ocean Ridge Airport, "acft not visible from opposite ends of rwy."
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ STATED A HUMP IN THE RUNWAY RESTRICTED HIS VISIBILITY, WHEN HE REALIZED HE SHOULD GO AROUND THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RUNWAY LEFT TO SAFELY DO SO. THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AS IT SLID ACROSS THE GRASS COVERED TERRAIN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHICH RESULTED IN RIB DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD LEFT WING AND RIGHT WHEEL WELL AREA. THE AIRPORT FACILITY DIRECTORY NOTES IN THE REMARKS SECTION FOR THE OCEAN RIDGE AIRPORT, "ACFT NOT VISIBLE FROM OPPOSITE ENDS OF RWY."
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N4174Z · 1
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