What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 9, 2017, at approximately 1630 local time a pilot attempted to land a Mooney aircraft model M20-J on runway 27 at Lyons Landing private airstrip located in Whitesburg, Georgia. The pilot stated that his Landing was solid the aircraft bounced twice each time losing braking action and runway. Once the aircraft was solid on the ground the aircraft was below take off speed, with tall trees at the end of the runway the pilot could not execute a go around. The aircraft continued off runway 27, into the woods causing substantial damage to aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 LOCAL TIME A PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND A MOONEY AIRCRAFT MODEL M20-J ON RUNWAY 27 AT LYONS LANDING PRIVATE AIRSTRIP LOCATED IN WHITESBURG, GEORGIA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS LANDING WAS SOLID THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE EACH TIME LOSING BRAKING ACTION AND RUNWAY. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS SOLID ON THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT WAS BELOW TAKE OFF SPEED, WITH TALL TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT COULD NOT EXECUTE A GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF RUNWAY 27, INTO THE WOODS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.