What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was attempting to land at the Ankeny, IA airport (ikv) at approximately 1800 local time. The pilot was unable to get the pilot controlled runway lights to illuminate during her first landing attempt and initiated a go around. On the second attempt the runway lights were still off but she attempted to land, overshot the runway and ran off the end. The aircraft did not sustain any damage until the pilot attempted to taxi the aircraft back onto the runway and it fell into a drainage ditch. Aircraft sustained damage to the nose landing gear, engine firewall and propeller.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE ANKENY, IA AIRPORT (IKV) AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 LOCAL TIME. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE PILOT CONTROLLED RUNWAY LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE DURING HER FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT AND INITIATED A GO AROUND. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE STILL OFF BUT SHE ATTEMPTED TO LAND, OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND RAN OFF THE END. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE UNTIL THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND IT FELL INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, ENGINE FIREWALL AND PROPELLER.
NTSB investigation
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