What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After landing rwy 24 at ghg pilot lost directional control due to aircraft unable to maintain centerline alignment. Pilot initiated a go around and lost control of aircraft careening off the runway opposite taxiway b continuing on at a high rate of speed through 23 feet of cyclone fence into a grass field where the aircraft hit boulders shearing the left wing off and coming to a firey stop approx 100 yrds from where it departed the runway. The aircraft was totally destroyed and surrounding area was fire burned. The pilot walked away with no injuries other than his hair was singed by the fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER LANDING RWY 24 AT GHG PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO AIRCRAFT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE ALIGNMENT. PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND AND LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT CAREENING OFF THE RUNWAY OPPOSITE TAXIWAY B CONTINUING ON AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THROUGH 23 FEET OF CYCLONE FENCE INTO A GRASS FIELD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT HIT BOULDERS SHEARING THE LEFT WING OFF AND COMING TO A FIREY STOP APPROX 100 YRDS FROM WHERE IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AND SURROUNDING AREA WAS FIRE BURNED. THE PILOT WALKED AWAY WITH NO INJURIES OTHER THAN HIS HAIR WAS SINGED BY THE FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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