What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 28, 2010, Mr. Charles shattuck was the pilot of N9523L, a Grumman AA5. According to a witness, the aircraft was landing on runway 24 at Montauk (mtp), and touched down on the numbers for runway 06. Aircraft then attempted a go-around, but was unable to clear the perimeter fence. The aircraft impacted the fence while airborne, passed over the road outside the airport property, went through a decorative wood fence, and impacted a building. The witness is a retired FAA inspector, and his story is corroborated with the pilot's statement. According to measurements, the aircraft landed in approximately the last 300 feet of the runway. The go-around was attempted in the displaced threshold for runway 06, which is 300 feet in length. The aircraft traveled another 230 feet over a relocated threshold prior to impacting the airport perimeter fence. The aircraft impacted a building across the street with was 230 feet past the perimeter fence. Weather conditions were VFR, with light winds out of the southwest favoring runway 24.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 28, 2010, MR. CHARLES SHATTUCK WAS THE PILOT OF N9523L, A GRUMMAN AA5. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AT MONTAUK (MTP), AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NUMBERS FOR RUNWAY 06. AIRCRAFT THEN ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE PERIMETER FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE FENCE WHILE AIRBORNE, PASSED OVER THE ROAD OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT PROPERTY, WENT THROUGH A DECORATIVE WOOD FENCE, AND IMPACTED A BUILDING. THE WITNESS IS A RETIRED FAA INSPECTOR, AND HIS STORY IS CORROBORATED WITH THE PILOT'S STATEMENT. ACCORDING TO MEASUREMENTS, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN APPROXIMATELY THE LAST 300 FEET OF THE RUNWAY. THE GO-AROUND WAS ATTEMPTED IN THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD FOR RUNWAY 06, WHICH IS 300 FEET IN LENGTH. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ANOTHER 230 FEET OVER A RELOCATED THRESHOLD PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET WITH WAS 230 FEET PAST THE PERIMETER FENCE.WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VFR, WITH LIGHT WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST FAVORING RUNWAY 24.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.