What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot departed on a part 91 flight from arlington, WA (kawo) to Langley, WA (W10). Upon arrival at W10 he felt the winds were light and elected to make a downwind approach to avoid a steeper aprroach that would be neccesary due to the high trees at the opposite end of the runway.
He knew that he was high on the final approach but elected to continue the landing and touched down well down the runway and could not stop the aircraft in the distance remaining. The aircraft went off the end of the runway and ran into an embankment and flipped upside down. Pilot sustained minor injuries. No post crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED ON A PART 91 FLIGHT FROM ARLINGTON, WA (KAWO) TO LANGLEY, WA (W10). UPON ARRIVAL AT W10 HE FELT THE WINDS WERE LIGHT AND ELECTED TO MAKE A DOWNWIND APPROACH TO AVOID A STEEPER APRROACH THAT WOULD BE NECCESARY DUE TO THE HIGH TREES AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RUNWAY.
HE KNEW THAT HE WAS HIGH ON THE FINAL APPROACH BUT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE LANDING AND TOUCHED DOWN WELL DOWN THE RUNWAY AND COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT IN THE DISTANCE REMAINING. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND RAN INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. NO POST CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.