What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On December 31, 2006, the pilot of N5319J a PA-32 attempted to land at the Seafood Warehouse airstrip, a private grass strip in Crystal Beach Texas. The aircraft overran the end of the runway and impacted a cargo van and towable cargo trailer causing subtantial damage to the aircraft. The landing was made with a 10 knot tail wind and the grass strip was wet and soft. There was approximately 1,300 feet of usable runway at the time of landing due to standing water and mud. There were no injuries or fires.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 31, 2006, THE PILOT OF N5319J A PA-32 ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT THE SEAFOOD WAREHOUSE AIRSTRIP, A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP IN CRYSTAL BEACH TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A CARGO VAN AND TOWABLE CARGO TRAILER CAUSING SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE LANDING WAS MADE WITH A 10 KNOT TAIL WIND AND THE GRASS STRIP WAS WET AND SOFT. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,300 FEET OF USABLE RUNWAY AT THE TIME OF LANDING DUE TO STANDING WATER AND MUD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FIRES.
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