What happened
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05/31/10 privacy data omitted departed Sterling Airport with 2 passengers at 11AM on 5/31/2010, they flew to plum island for lunch. Departed plum island at approx 1430 hrs, she flew over Sterling Airport at approx 1540 hrs at approx 1500 feet, privacy data omitted saw the wind sock and chose to land on rwy 34, on the down wind leg she noticed the wind sock had changed direction and now favored rwy 16, she then planned to over fly runway 34 and land on rwy 16. She started her turn to base leg early, while on the base leg she noticed the wind sock had turned again favoring rwy 34, she then attempted to land on rwy 34, when she was over the numbers she was higher than normal, she continued with the touch down, when she realized the landing was not going as planned she applied power to do a go-around, at this point she was 3/4 of the way down the rwy, the front right seat passenger was extremely scared and distracted privacy data omitted, privacy data omitted then brought the throttle to idle and tried to stop the aircraft. The aircraft went off the end of rwy 34, dropped 50' and settled into the trees/brush and swamp. No one was injured, the fire dept arrived approx 5 minutes later and brought all three occupants up the hill using ropes and harnesses. The fire dept did not smell any fuel and it was determined to be safe to leave the aircraft where it was located. All 3 people in the plane declined medical attention. The aircraft was removed from the trees on 06/08/2010 by anglin aircraft recovery services, the aircraft was considered not financially repairable, the aircraft was removed from the airport on a flatbed truck by anglin air to their base of operations in deleware.
As the FAA filed it
05/31/10 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED STERLING AIRPORT WITH 2 PASSENGERS AT 11AM ON 5/31/2010, THEY FLEW TO PLUM ISLAND FOR LUNCH. DEPARTED PLUM ISLAND AT APPROX 1430 HRS, SHE FLEW OVER STERLING AIRPORT AT APPROX 1540 HRS AT APPROX 1500 FEET, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAW THE WIND SOCK AND CHOSE TO LAND ON RWY 34, ON THE DOWN WIND LEG SHE NOTICED THE WIND SOCK HAD CHANGED DIRECTION AND NOW FAVORED RWY 16, SHE THEN PLANNED TO OVER FLY RUNWAY 34 AND LAND ON RWY 16. SHE STARTED HER TURN TO BASE LEG EARLY, WHILE ON THE BASE LEG SHE NOTICED THE WIND SOCK HAD TURNED AGAIN FAVORING RWY 34, SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RWY 34, WHEN SHE WAS OVER THE NUMBERS SHE WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL, SHE CONTINUED WITH THE TOUCH DOWN, WHEN SHE REALIZED THE LANDING WAS NOT GOING AS PLANNED SHE APPLIED POWER TO DO A GO-AROUND, AT THIS POINT SHE WAS 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RWY, THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT PASSENGER WAS EXTREMELY SCARED AND DISTRACTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN BROUGHT THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND TRIED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE END OF RWY 34, DROPPED 50' AND SETTLED INTO THE TREES/BRUSH AND SWAMP. NO ONE WAS INJURED, THE FIRE DEPT ARRIVED APPROX 5 MINUTES LATER AND BROUGHT ALL THREE OCCUPANTS UP THE HILL USING ROPES AND HARNESSES. THE FIRE DEPT DID NOT SMELL ANY FUEL AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE SAFE TO LEAVE THE AIRCRAFT WHERE IT WAS LOCATED. ALL 3 PEOPLE IN THE PLANE DECLINED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE TREES ON 06/08/2010 BY ANGLIN AIRCRAFT RECOVERY SERVICES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSIDERED NOT FINANCIALLY REPAIRABLE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRPORT ON A FLATBED TRUCK BY ANGLIN AIR TO THEIR BASE OF OPERATIONS IN DELEWARE.
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