What happened
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08/11/2012RECEIVED a call indicating that an experimental aircraft N678DT had run off the runwaytalked to pilot on the phone and he indicated that as he was landing on usuable runway 17 a cross wind caused him to land off to the right of the runway at johnnie volk field (37TE). The pilot informed the FAA that there were no injuries and only minor damage to the aircraft, which consisted of a few small dents and scratches on the leading edge of the wing. After a phone discussion with the NTSB investigator the aircraft was moved into a hanger on the airport property.08/13/2012CONDUCTED on-site investigation. Met the pilot at the hanger where the aircraft had been moved to and was currently located. Inspected the aircraft that was located in the hanger and noticed that there were some small dents and scratches all located on the leading edge of the wing. Most of the small dents and scratches were located on the right hand side of leading edge of the wing. The FAA then followed the pilot who drove his truck to the area of the incident. The pilot then explained how he was landing and was subsequently blown off to the right side of the runway into the rough grass and ended up hitting some bushes. There were no signs of aircraft tracks leading from runway 17 through the rough grass leading to the scrubs that was hit by the aircraft. The damage to the scrubs was minimal with only a few leaves on the ground and it could not be determined if the aircraft caused the loss of leaves or it was natural leave loss. This indicated that the impact to the scrubs was at a very slow speed. Returned to the hanger and reviewed the pilots records and noted that he was a student pilot whose last endorsement was on 08/31/2011. This endorsement was valid for 90 days and expired on 11/30/2011.the incident occurred on 08/11/2012 indicating that the endorsement had expired approximately 254 days prior to the incident.
As the FAA filed it
08/11/2012RECEIVED A CALL INDICATING THAT AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT N678DT HAD RUN OFF THE RUNWAYTALKED TO PILOT ON THE PHONE AND HE INDICATED THAT AS HE WAS LANDING ON USUABLE RUNWAY 17 A CROSS WIND CAUSED HIM TO LAND OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AT JOHNNIE VOLK FIELD (37TE). THE PILOT INFORMED THE FAA THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH CONSISTED OF A FEW SMALL DENTS AND SCRATCHES ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING. AFTER A PHONE DISCUSSION WITH THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED INTO A HANGER ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY.08/13/2012CONDUCTED ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.MET THE PILOT AT THE HANGER WHERE THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN MOVED TO AND WAS CURRENTLY LOCATED.INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT THAT WAS LOCATED IN THE HANGER AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE SOME SMALL DENTS AND SCRATCHES ALL LOCATED ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING. MOST OF THE SMALL DENTS AND SCRATCHES WERE LOCATED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF LEADING EDGE OF THE WING.THE FAA THEN FOLLOWED THE PILOT WHO DROVE HIS TRUCK TO THE AREA OF THE INCIDENT.THE PILOT THEN EXPLAINED HOW HE WAS LANDING AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY BLOWN OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE ROUGH GRASS AND ENDED UP HITTING SOME BUSHES. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF AIRCRAFT TRACKS LEADING FROM RUNWAY 17 THROUGH THE ROUGH GRASS LEADING TO THE SCRUBS THAT WAS HIT BY THE AIRCRAFT.THE DAMAGE TO THE SCRUBS WAS MINIMAL WITH ONLY A FEW LEAVES ON THE GROUND AND IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSED THE LOSS OF LEAVES OR IT WAS NATURAL LEAVE LOSS. THIS INDICATED THAT THE IMPACT TO THE SCRUBS WAS AT A VERY SLOW SPEED.RETURNED TO THE HANGER AND REVIEWED THE PILOTS RECORDS AND NOTED THAT HE WAS A STUDENT PILOT WHOSE LAST ENDORSEMENT WAS ON 08/31/2011. THIS ENDORSEMENT WAS VALID FOR 90 DAYS AND EXPIRED ON 11/30/2011.THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 08/11/2012 INDICATING THAT THE ENDORSEMENT HAD EXPIRED APPROXIMATELY 254 DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.
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