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ON AUGUST 28, 2010 AT 13:50 I ARRIVED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN CLAYTON GA. THE PROPERTY HAS A PRIVATE 1700 FOOT GRASS STRIP LOCATED AT 34DEG 55'28.87" N 83 DEG 30' 08.26 W AT AN ELEVATION OF 1992 FEET. THE LOCATION IS IN A VALLEY WITH TERRAIN IN ALL SECTORS. THE APPROACH WAS MADE TO THE NORTH WEST. THERE IS A POWER LINE APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET HIGH ABOUT 250 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PIC, GERARD GUNTHERT TOUCHED DOWN HALF WAY DOWN THE GRASS RUNWAY AND BOUNCED SLIGHTLY AND SETTLED IN AT TWO THIRDS DOWN. MAXIMUM BRAKING WAS USED HOWEVER, DUE TO THE WET GRASS THE AIRCRAFT BRAKING WAS MINIMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE AT THE END AND CAME TO REST NINETY DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY. THE INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT IN COMMAND MR. GERALD GUNTHERT REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: MR. GUNTHERT HOLDS AN FAA PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE AND HAS 100 HOURS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT AND 381 HOURS TOTAL TIME. MR. GUNTHERT HOLDS A VALID THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE THAT WAS ISSUED ON 10/07/2008.MR. GUNTHERT HAS LOGGED 90 HOURS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WEATHER WAS VMC WITH WINDS CALM. ACCORDING TO MR. GUNTHERT'S STATEMENT, HE APPROACHED THE AIRFIELD AND CIRCLED SEVERAL TIMES TO SURVEY THE STRIP. HE DECIDED TO LAND. THE PROPERTY OWNER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD GRANTED PERMISSION TO LAND THE EVENING BEFORE. THE APPROACH WAS TO THE NORTHWEST AND CONDITIONS WERE VMC. HE FLEW DOWN THE VALLEY AT THE APPROACH END THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWED DOWN AND FULL FLAPS WAS USED. HE CLEARED THE POWER LINE AT THE END AND TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN AND BOUNCED THEN SETTLED IN TWO THIRDS DOWN. FULL BRAKING WAS USED AND DUE TO THE WET GRASS THEY SLID INTO THE FENCE AT THE PROPERTY END AND STOPPED 25 FEET INTO THE OTHER PROPERTY. ACCORDING TO THE PIC A GO AROUND WAS NOT AN OPTION DUE TO THE TERRAIN AT THE END. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AS IT PASSED THROUGH THE FENCE. THE WING LEADING EDGES HAVE DEPRESSIONS AND SLIGHT BUCKLING ON THE RIGHT SIDE WITH THE FUEL TANK BEING VIOLATED ALLOWING FUEL SEEPAGE ON THE TOP INBOARD RIGHT AFT SIDE. THE EMPENNAGE IS DAMAGED AND THE ENGINE COWLING IS DAMAGED. THE PROPELLER BLADES SHOW STOPPAGE DAMAGE AND TWO BLADES HAVE BROKEN INSIDE THE HUB. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SECTION AND FIRE WALL, THE LOWER BELLY STRUCTURE, THE EMPENNAGE WAS DEFLECTED AND BUCKLED, AND THE WING TIP TANKS WERE DAMAGED. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLIED WITH ON DECEMBER 02, 2009 AT 881.77 HOURS TOTAL TIME. THE TOTAL TIME AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT IS 1095.5 HOURS HOBBS METER TIME. APPROXIMATELY 30 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE RIGHT TANK AND NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL CONTAMINATION WAS NOTED DURING SAMPLING. THE PIC AND THE PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE NOT INJURED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO IS A CERTIFICATED AIRMAN AND WAS NOT ON THE CONTROLS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATEMENTS AGREED WITH THAT OF THE PIC.A STATEMENT OF RECORD WAS GIVEN TO NTSB REPRESENTATIVE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN MY PRESENCE CONFIRMING THAT NO MECHANICAL ISSUES CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED BY THE NTSB AT THAT TIME. THE PIC DEMONSTRATED IN THE AFM THE PERFORMANCE CALCULATIONS AND IT WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS FOR THIS RUNWAY.