What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot landed long on an approved grass landing area next to and parallel with runway 1. Because of another airplane on the "base leg" for the grass landing area, Mr. Longe decided to takeoff again instead of making a full stop landing. He stated that his airspeed was slow on lift-off and he was then hit by a gust of wind from the left. The airplane began moving to the right, and Mr. Longe was not able to stop the drift. The airplane settled into a drainage ditch.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED LONG ON AN APPROVED GRASS LANDING AREA NEXT TO AND PARALLEL WITH RUNWAY 1. BECAUSE OF ANOTHER AIRPLANE ON THE "BASE LEG" FOR THE GRASS LANDING AREA, MR. LONGE DECIDED TO TAKEOFF AGAIN INSTEAD OF MAKING A FULL STOP LANDING.HE STATED THAT HIS AIRSPEED WAS SLOW ON LIFT-OFF AND HE WAS THEN HIT BY A GUST OF WIND FROM THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN MOVING TO THE RIGHT, AND MR. LONGE WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE DRIFT. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.