What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 06/21/2006 at approximately 1706 hours EST, this aircraft landed on runway 29 and hpn airport and after landing overran the runway and came to rest on its nose into a ravine. The pilot exited the aircraft without injury. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot indicated that he was completing a 150 nautical mile solo cross country. He indicated that the winds were 14 knots, but he did not remember what direction the winds were from. He set flaps to 20 degrees and the airspeed was in the White arc. As the pilot approached runway 29, he indicated that he was too high. The pilot sipped the aircraft to help lose altitude. He approached the runway, flared and braked. He continued to roll past the runway at a slow speed and went into the ravine.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 06/21/2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1706 HOURS EST, THIS AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 29 AND HPN AIRPORT AND AFTER LANDING OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE INTO A RAVINE. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE WAS COMPLETING A 150 NAUTICAL MILE SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. HE INDICATED THAT THE WINDS WERE 14 KNOTS, BUT HE DID NOT REMEMBER WHAT DIRECTION THE WINDS WERE FROM. HE SET FLAPS TO 20 DEGREES AND THE AIRSPEED WAS IN THE WHITE ARC. AS THE PILOT APPROACHED RUNWAY 29, HE INDICATED THAT HE WAS TOO HIGH. THE PILOT SIPPED THE AIRCRAFT TO HELP LOSE ALTITUDE. HE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY, FLARED AND BRAKED. HE CONTINUED TO ROLL PAST THE RUNWAY AT A SLOW SPEED AND WENT INTO THE RAVINE.
NTSB investigation
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