What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 12, 2007 a Piper PA-38-112 tomahawk N2489P was attempting to land on runway 27 at Pine Mountain Lake Airport Groveland, CA (E45) at about 1000AM. The pilot privacy data omitted landed about halfway down the 3600 foot runway and skidded off the end and reversing direction he hit two trees with each wing causing substantial damage to both wings and empennage. The pilot was the sole occupant and had departed stockton airport earlier that morning. Flight conditions were VFR with a wind at about 4 knots from the east.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 12, 2007 A PIPER PA-38-112 TOMAHAWK N2489P WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AT PINE MOUNTAIN LAKE AIRPORT GROVELAND, CA (E45) AT ABOUT 1000AM. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE 3600 FOOT RUNWAY AND SKIDDED OFF THE END AND REVERSING DIRECTION HE HIT TWO TREES WITH EACH WING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND EMPENNAGE. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND HAD DEPARTED STOCKTON AIRPORT EARLIER THAT MORNING. FLIGHT CONDITIONS WERE VFR WITH A WIND AT ABOUT 4 KNOTS FROM THE EAST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.