What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilots route of flight was from the farmingdale airport (frg) to the goodspeed airport in CT (42B). Departure time was 16:50 local with arrival time of 17:29 local. No flight plan was filed and VFR conditions existed at the time of the accident. The wind was reported as 200/05 and sky clear by the PIC. Purpose of the flight was pleasure and no flight plan was filed. Pilot states he did one pass around the airport to observe traffic and determine wind direction. He stated that he got the most current weather from the closest airport chester airport AWOS prior to landing. During the interview the pilot stated he was high and landed half way down the runway. PIC states in a written statement that he had approximately 30 gallons of fuel onboard and the total takeoff weight of passengers and fuel was approximately 730 pounds. Landing was being made on runway 32. Pilot states that he was on speed for the entire approach and flared the aircraft at 60-65 knots however then realized he landed too long and decided to go around. He then applied full power and the aircraft stalled and turned to the left and came to a stop in the grass on the left side of the runway. He secured the aircraft turned off the magnetos, fuel and turned the fuel selector to the left tank. He removed the key and all four occupants evacuated the aircraft with no injuries. Emergency vehicles responded and secured the aircraft. In a written statement from his wife, that was seated in the right rear passenger seat with his two year old son, she states they touched down in a nose high position and she could hear the stall warning horn longer than usual. She continues that the nose came up and the aircraft went to the left. She thinks the left wingtip hit the grass first and then came to rest on the right. In a written statement from the right seat passenger, who is also a private pilot, he states the pilot said we are too FAR down the runway and that we have to go around. The pilot initiated a go around stalled and pitched to the left off the runway. He also states that at no time did he ever touch the controls. The runway at the goodspeed airport was 32-14 with a distance of 2100 feet by 40 feet in width. The aircraft came to rest heading 222 degrees 140 feet from the end of runway 14 and approximately 75 feet left of the edge of the runway. The aircraft damage was substantial.
As the FAA filed it
PILOTS ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS FROM THE FARMINGDALE AIRPORT (FRG) TO THE GOODSPEED AIRPORT IN CT (42B). DEPARTURE TIME WAS 16:50 LOCAL WITH ARRIVAL TIME OF 17:29 LOCAL. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VFR CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS 200/05 AND SKY CLEAR BY THE PIC. PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS PLEASURE AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. PILOT STATES HE DID ONE PASS AROUND THE AIRPORT TO OBSERVE TRAFFIC AND DETERMINE WIND DIRECTION. HE STATED THAT HE GOT THE MOST CURRENT WEATHER FROM THE CLOSEST AIRPORT CHESTER AIRPORT AWOS PRIOR TO LANDING. DURING THE INTERVIEW THE PILOT STATED HE WAS HIGH AND LANDED HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. PIC STATES IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT HE HAD APPROXIMATELY 30 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD AND THE TOTAL TAKEOFF WEIGHT OF PASSENGERS AND FUEL WAS APPROXIMATELY 730 POUNDS. LANDING WAS BEING MADE ON RUNWAY 32. PILOT STATES THAT HE WAS ON SPEED FOR THE ENTIRE APPROACH AND FLARED THE AIRCRAFT AT 60-65 KNOTS HOWEVER THEN REALIZED HE LANDED TOO LONG AND DECIDED TO GO AROUND. HE THEN APPLIED FULL POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND TURNED TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE SECURED THE AIRCRAFT TURNED OFF THE MAGNETOS, FUEL AND TURNED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE LEFT TANK. HE REMOVED THE KEY AND ALL FOUR OCCUPANTS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. EMERGENCY VEHICLES RESPONDED AND SECURED THE AIRCRAFT.IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM HIS WIFE, THAT WAS SEATED IN THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SEAT WITH HIS TWO YEAR OLD SON, SHE STATES THEY TOUCHED DOWN IN A NOSE HIGH POSITION AND SHE COULD HEAR THE STALL WARNING HORN LONGER THAN USUAL. SHE CONTINUES THAT THE NOSE CAME UP AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT TO THE LEFT. SHE THINKS THE LEFT WINGTIP HIT THE GRASS FIRST AND THEN CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT.IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE RIGHT SEAT PASSENGER, WHO IS ALSO A PRIVATE PILOT, HE STATES THE PILOT SAID WE ARE TOO FAR DOWN THE RUNWAY AND THAT WE HAVE TO GO AROUND. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND STALLED AND PITCHED TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. HE ALSO STATES THAT AT NO TIME DID HE EVER TOUCH THE CONTROLS. THE RUNWAY AT THE GOODSPEED AIRPORT WAS 32-14 WITH A DISTANCE OF 2100 FEET BY 40 FEET IN WIDTH. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST HEADING 222 DEGREES 140 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 14 AND APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET LEFT OF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.
NTSB investigation
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