What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was making a visual approach and landing on runway 18 at Cherry Ridge Airport. The runway is 2986' in length, slopes down 0.6% and has a 519' displaced threshold. The pilot believed, based on preflight TAF reports, he would encounter a direct crosswind on landing. However, two eyewitnesses indicated the actual conditions based on the airport wind sock were a direct, strong tailwind. The witnesses also reported the airplane floated above the runway before touching down 821' from the displaced threshold. This would leave 1,646' to stop the aircraft. The pilot stated the braking action was good, but "faded" at the rollout end of the runway. The airplane departed to the right side of the runway at a low speed, went into a revine shortly after leaving the pavement and came to rest with left/right wings against some large tree stumps.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS MAKING A VISUAL APPROACH AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT CHERRY RIDGE AIRPORT. THE RUNWAY IS 2986' IN LENGTH, SLOPES DOWN 0.6% AND HAS A 519' DISPLACED THRESHOLD. THE PILOT BELIEVED, BASED ON PREFLIGHT TAF REPORTS, HE WOULD ENCOUNTER A DIRECT CROSSWIND ON LANDING. HOWEVER, TWO EYEWITNESSES INDICATED THE ACTUAL CONDITIONS BASED ON THE AIRPORT WIND SOCK WERE A DIRECT, STRONG TAILWIND. THE WITNESSES ALSO REPORTED THE AIRPLANE FLOATED ABOVE THE RUNWAY BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN 821' FROM THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. THIS WOULD LEAVE 1,646' TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THE BRAKING ACTION WAS GOOD, BUT "FADED" AT THE ROLLOUT END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT A LOW SPEED, WENT INTO A REVINE SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING THE PAVEMENT AND CAME TO REST WITH LEFT/RIGHT WINGS AGAINST SOME LARGE TREE STUMPS.
NTSB investigation
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