What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 16th, at approximately 636 pm local, N4002T departed ksvh statesville direct to 5W5 fuqua varina. The flight was to take about 1 hour 14 minutes. The pilot obtained flight following and with a headwind, arrived at 5W5 at approximately 750 pm, crossed over midfield, entered the downwind pattern for runway 16. N4002T completed a go around to check out the field and noticed the runway was not in great condition but decided to land even though it was getting dark and there was no runway lighting. After touchdown the left wheel entered the rough grass on the apron which pulled it further off the runway. About 500 feet from the touchdown point, the left wing struck a sapling tree and swung the plane left where it landed in the tree line of small pines.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, AT APPROXIMATELY 636 PM LOCAL, N4002T DEPARTED KSVH STATESVILLE DIRECT TO 5W5 FUQUA VARINA. THE FLIGHT WAS TO TAKE ABOUT 1 HOUR 14 MINUTES. THE PILOT OBTAINED FLIGHT FOLLOWING AND WITH A HEADWIND, ARRIVED AT 5W5 AT APPROXIMATELY 750 PM, CROSSED OVER MIDFIELD, ENTERED THE DOWNWIND PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 16. N4002T COMPLETED A GO AROUND TO CHECK OUT THE FIELD AND NOTICED THE RUNWAY WAS NOT IN GREAT CONDITION BUT DECIDED TO LAND EVEN THOUGH IT WAS GETTING DARK AND THERE WAS NO RUNWAY LIGHTING. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT WHEEL ENTERED THE ROUGH GRASS ON THE APRON WHICH PULLED IT FURTHER OFF THE RUNWAY. ABOUT 500 FEET FROM THE TOUCHDOWN POINT, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A SAPLING TREE AND SWUNG THE PLANE LEFT WHERE IT LANDED IN THE TREE LINE OF SMALL PINES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.