What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft landed with flat/low nose tire. Flipped over in soft sand & grass alongside runway. Aircraft landed on the numbers but continued for 1500 feet gradually drifting off the runway. Aircraft appears to have had a bit of power in to take it that FAR down the runway - and airport had a previous tire divot alongside the pavement and the grass that was caught by the nose tire - as the nose tire was travelling parallel alongside the runway for about 400 feet. The pilot could have braked to slow down - and the airport could have covered the dirt depression alongside the runway. Two ASI inspectors were questioning the decision to travel so FAR down the runway with 1/2 of the aircraft in the grass. It was not illegal - but possibly not truly logical.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH FLAT/LOW NOSE TIRE. FLIPPED OVER IN SOFT SAND & GRASS ALONGSIDE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE NUMBERS BUT CONTINUED FOR 1500 FEET GRADUALLY DRIFTING OFF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE HAD A BIT OF POWER IN TO TAKE IT THAT FAR DOWN THE RUNWAY - AND AIRPORT HAD A PREVIOUS TIRE DIVOT ALONGSIDE THE PAVEMENT AND THE GRASS THAT WAS CAUGHT BY THE NOSE TIRE - AS THE NOSE TIRE WAS TRAVELLING PARALLEL ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY FOR ABOUT 400 FEET. THE PILOT COULD HAVE BRAKED TO SLOW DOWN - AND THE AIRPORT COULD HAVE COVERED THE DIRT DEPRESSION ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY. TWO ASI INSPECTORS WERE QUESTIONING THE DECISION TO TRAVEL SO FAR DOWN THE RUNWAY WITH 1/2 OF THE AIRCRAFT IN THE GRASS. IT WAS NOT ILLEGAL - BUT POSSIBLY NOT TRULY LOGICAL.
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