What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that upon landing on his private grass strip he had touched down too fast. He applied the brakes hard but continued to slide to the end of the strip. At that point the pilot decided to aim for a ditch to the right side of the runway instead of sliding off the end into a marsh area. The plane struck multiple small trees causing damage to the left wing creating substantial damage. The right wing, main landing gear, nose gear, and prop were also damaged.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING ON HIS PRIVATE GRASS STRIP HE HAD TOUCHED DOWN TOO FAST. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD BUT CONTINUED TO SLIDE TO THE END OF THE STRIP. AT THAT POINT THE PILOT DECIDED TO AIM FOR A DITCH TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INSTEAD OF SLIDING OFF THE END INTO A MARSH AREA. THE PLANE STRUCK MULTIPLE SMALL TREES CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING CREATING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE RIGHT WING, MAIN LANDING GEAR, NOSE GEAR, AND PROP WERE ALSO DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.