What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot elected to land at unapproved landing strip, parking lot to racetrack, which by local knowledge 30 years ago someone landed there. Landing area was 800 feet long, dirt, with loose gravel, wash out ditches, and downhill. Aircraft tire marks and skid area was documented, aircraft could not stop, pilot tried to takeoff hit 6 foot tall chain link fence flipping upside down. Flaps were noted a scene as full down.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT UNAPPROVED LANDING STRIP, PARKING LOT TO RACETRACK, WHICH BY LOCAL KNOWLEDGE 30 YEARS AGO SOMEONE LANDED THERE.LANDING AREA WAS 800 FEET LONG, DIRT, WITH LOOSE GRAVEL, WASH OUT DITCHES, AND DOWNHILL.AIRCRAFT TIRE MARKS AND SKID AREA WAS DOCUMENTED, AIRCRAFT COULD NOT STOP, PILOT TRIED TO TAKEOFF HIT 6 FOOT TALL CHAIN LINK FENCE FLIPPING UPSIDE DOWN.FLAPS WERE NOTED A SCENE AS FULL DOWN.
NTSB investigation
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