What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot reported that he landed his aircraft on runway 16, touching down on the first 1/3 of the 1850 ft length turf runway. The aircraft overshot the end of the runway a distance of 30+ feet before nosing down an approximate 8 foot embankment adjacent to a private driveway. Pilot reported that no mechanical conditions contributed to this accident. The accident was a result of his error. California department of forestry (cff) reported that at the time of this accident, there was a 2-3 knot westerly wind. Witnesses reported the weather at the airport was in transition between fog & clear.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LANDED HIS AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 16, TOUCHING DOWN ON THE FIRST 1/3 OF THE 1850 FT LENGTH TURF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT OVERSHOT THE END OF THE RUNWAY A DISTANCE OF 30+ FEET BEFORE NOSING DOWN AN APPROXIMATE 8 FOOT EMBANKMENT ADJACENT TO A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY. PILOT REPORTED THAT NO MECHANICAL CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT WAS A RESULT OF HIS ERROR. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY (CFF) REPORTED THAT AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT, THERE WAS A 2-3 KNOT WESTERLY WIND. WITNESSES REPORTED THE WEATHER AT THE AIRPORT WAS IN TRANSITION BETWEEN FOG & CLEAR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.