What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 08/12/2010, Mr. Daniel l. honeycutt departed the yuba city airport (O52) enroute to the Garberville Airport (O16). Mr. Honeycutt was the pilot of aircraft N9353C. While attempting to land at the Garberville Airport, the aircraft ran off the runway end, veered down an enbankment, and struck a fence causing substantial damage to the aircraft. No injuries to pilot or the passenger. During mr honeycutt's interview, he said the following:-his passenger privacy data omitted was from the Garberville Airport-he (himself) had never been to the Garberville Airport-he was downwind 36-HE saw the wind sock favor 36-HE was at 8,000 feet-he stay high because he didn't want to get too close to the trees-while landing he noticed that his airspeed was too high-the aircraft kept floating-the runway sloped away-he did not feel comfortable going around because he wasn't familiar with the airport-he was on the brakes-he started applying the brakes lightly-the aircraft got loose so he let off the brakes alittle-he dumped the flaps out-he got back on the brakes, but the aircraft kept going-he wasn't able to stop the aircraft and it rolled over the hill-when he exited the aircraft and was back up on the runway, he notice that he could feel the wind at his back-that meant they had a tailwind and he didn't know it-he didn't file a flight plan but he used flight-following -he thought he chose the better of two options he said he had at the time because he didn't have enough runway left at the time of decision 1. Try to land and stop the aircraft 2. Go around and try again-he said he learned three things 1. Start learning about the airport you are flying into before your flight 2. Always do a go-around at an airport he has never been to 3. Don't trust a person to give you guidance about landing at an airport if you have not research the airport yourself.
As the FAA filed it
ON 08/12/2010, MR. DANIEL L. HONEYCUTT DEPARTED THE YUBA CITY AIRPORT (O52) ENROUTE TO THE GARBERVILLE AIRPORT (O16). MR. HONEYCUTT WAS THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N9353C. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE GARBERVILLE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY END, VEERED DOWN AN ENBANKMENT, AND STRUCK A FENCE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR THE PASSENGER. DURING MR HONEYCUTT'S INTERVIEW, HE SAID THE FOLLOWING:-HIS PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FROM THE GARBERVILLE AIRPORT-HE (HIMSELF) HAD NEVER BEEN TO THE GARBERVILLE AIRPORT-HE WAS DOWNWIND 36-HE SAW THE WIND SOCK FAVOR 36-HE WAS AT 8,000 FEET-HE STAY HIGH BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO GET TOO CLOSE TO THE TREES-WHILE LANDING HE NOTICED THAT HIS AIRSPEED WAS TOO HIGH-THE AIRCRAFT KEPT FLOATING-THE RUNWAY SLOPED AWAY-HE DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING AROUND BECAUSE HE WASN'T FAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPORT-HE WAS ON THE BRAKES-HE STARTED APPLYING THE BRAKES LIGHTLY-THE AIRCRAFT GOT LOOSE SO HE LET OFF THE BRAKES ALITTLE-HE DUMPED THE FLAPS OUT-HE GOT BACK ON THE BRAKES, BUT THE AIRCRAFT KEPT GOING-HE WASN'T ABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT AND IT ROLLED OVER THE HILL-WHEN HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS BACK UP ON THE RUNWAY, HE NOTICE THAT HE COULD FEEL THE WIND AT HIS BACK-THAT MEANT THEY HAD A TAILWIND AND HE DIDN'T KNOW IT-HE DIDN'T FILE A FLIGHT PLAN BUT HE USED FLIGHT-FOLLOWING -HE THOUGHT HE CHOSE THE BETTER OF TWO OPTIONS HE SAID HE HAD AT THE TIME BECAUSE HE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH RUNWAY LEFT AT THE TIME OF DECISION 1. TRY TO LAND AND STOP THE AIRCRAFT 2. GO AROUND AND TRY AGAIN-HE SAID HE LEARNED THREE THINGS 1. START LEARNING ABOUT THE AIRPORT YOU ARE FLYING INTO BEFORE YOUR FLIGHT 2. ALWAYS DO A GO-AROUND AT AN AIRPORT HE HAS NEVER BEEN TO 3. DON'T TRUST A PERSON TO GIVE YOU GUIDANCE ABOUT LANDING AT AN AIRPORT IF YOU HAVE NOT RESEARCH THE AIRPORT YOURSELF.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.