What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Airman states that the landing approach was normal, approach speed between 80 and 90 knots, with a wind from the left side of the runway. The airman kept the aircraft in a crab to the left until just prior to touchdown.
The airman straightened the aircraft then landed hard and bounced back into the air. The airman stated that the aircraft settled to the ground and again landed hard.
The airman decided to execute a go-around maneuver by adding power. At this point, the aircraft turned left and exited the runway into the grass.
The airman stated that he pulled the throttle to idle. When describing pulling the power to idle, the airman made a twisting motion with his hand. This aircraft is equipped with a vernier type throttle that will allow precise control of the throttle as well as gross control by pushing the button on the end of the throttle.
The aircraft traveled approx. 750 feet from the runway before making a 180 degree turn back to the runway where the aircraft came to rest.
It is likely that the airman did not effectively remove power to the engine until very late in the crash. The aircraft and terrain in the crash site clearly shows that the aircraft was generating power throughout the run in the grass.
As the FAA filed it
AIRMAN STATES THAT THE LANDING APPROACH WAS NORMAL, APPROACH SPEED BETWEEN 80 AND 90 KNOTS, WITH A WIND FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRMAN KEPT THE AIRCRAFT IN A CRAB TO THE LEFT UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.
THE AIRMAN STRAIGHTENED THE AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND AND AGAIN LANDED HARD.
THE AIRMAN DECIDED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND MANEUVER BY ADDING POWER. AT THIS POINT, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS.
THE AIRMAN STATED THAT HE PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE. WHEN DESCRIBING PULLING THE POWER TO IDLE, THE AIRMAN MADE A TWISTING MOTION WITH HIS HAND. THIS AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH A VERNIER TYPE THROTTLE THAT WILL ALLOW PRECISE CONTROL OF THE THROTTLE AS WELL AS GROSS CONTROL BY PUSHING THE BUTTON ON THE END OF THE THROTTLE.
THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROX. 750 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY BEFORE MAKING A 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST.
IT IS LIKELY THAT THE AIRMAN DID NOT EFFECTIVELY REMOVE POWER TO THE ENGINE UNTIL VERY LATE IN THE CRASH. THE AIRCRAFT AND TERRAIN IN THE CRASH SITE CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS GENERATING POWER THROUGHOUT THE RUN IN THE GRASS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.