What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot wanted to land past the first 1/3 of the runway because it appeared to be to rough. The pilot added power to extend his landing, floated then settled onto the runway. He then did not have enough runway remaining to stop, he applied power but did not regain flight. The aircraft struck a tree stump with the left elevator and came to rest on the FAR side of the creek off the end of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WANTED TO LAND PAST THE FIRST 1/3 OF THE RUNWAY BECAUSE IT APPEARED TO BE TO ROUGH. THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO EXTEND HIS LANDING, FLOATED THEN SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY. HE THEN DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH RUNWAY REMAINING TO STOP, HE APPLIED POWER BUT DID NOT REGAIN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE STUMP WITH THE LEFT ELEVATOR AND CAME TO REST ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE CREEK OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.