What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot of the aircraft stated that there was approximately a 15 knot tailwind while attempting to land on a 2500 x 200FT turf runway at a private airpark. The pilot stated that he could not slow the plane down and overshot the runway. The aircraft departed the turf runway, proceeded through a wooden fence, over a county road, into a field where it struck several small trees and came to rest in a newly cleared field. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT STATED THAT THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY A 15 KNOT TAILWIND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A 2500 X 200FT TURF RUNWAY AT A PRIVATE AIRPARK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT SLOW THE PLANE DOWN AND OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE TURF RUNWAY, PROCEEDED THROUGH A WOODEN FENCE, OVER A COUNTY ROAD, INTO A FIELD WHERE IT STRUCK SEVERAL SMALL TREES AND CAME TO REST IN A NEWLY CLEARED FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.