What happened
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Aircraft departed highgate airport, VT (fso) destination grass strip at 145 jones rd. chateauguay, NY. Pilot overshot grass runway at destination, impacted stone/earthen wall beyond runway causing substantial damage to aircraft. No injuries, pilot was sole occupant of aircraft. GPS coordinates:end of runway; N44° 57' 34.0" w 74° 2' 1.5"aircraft: N44° 57' 32.7" w 74° 2' 8.0"site info; runway is grass and approximately 1800 feet in lengthrunway heading in direction of landing is approximately 270° magneticaircraft heading at site 090° magnetic
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HIGHGATE AIRPORT, VT (FSO) DESTINATION GRASS STRIP AT 145 JONES RD. CHATEAUGUAY, NY. PILOT OVERSHOT GRASS RUNWAY AT DESTINATION, IMPACTED STONE/EARTHEN WALL BEYOND RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES, PILOT WAS SOLE OCCUPANT OF AIRCRAFT. GPS COORDINATES:END OF RUNWAY; N44° 57' 34.0" W 74° 2' 1.5"AIRCRAFT: N44° 57' 32.7" W 74° 2' 8.0"SITE INFO; RUNWAY IS GRASS AND APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET IN LENGTHRUNWAY HEADING IN DIRECTION OF LANDING IS APPROXIMATELY 270° MAGNETICAIRCRAFT HEADING AT SITE 090° MAGNETIC
NTSB investigation
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