From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot took off with 5 skydivers on board. He aborted the jump prior to jumpers exiting due to convective weather in the area of the airport. On very short final for landing and just prior to touchdown visibility went bad in heavy rain showers. Pilot attempted a go around but airplane would not climb. He aborted the go around and landed but not enough runway remained to stop. Aircraft rolled off the end of the runway into a cornfield.
Reviewed by dws 08/15/2018
As the FAA filed it
PILOT TOOK OFF WITH 5 SKYDIVERS ON BOARD. HE ABORTED THE JUMP PRIOR TO JUMPERS EXITING DUE TO CONVECTIVE WEATHER IN THE AREA OF THE AIRPORT. ON VERY SHORT FINAL FOR LANDING AND JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN VISIBILITY WENT BAD IN HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS. PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND BUT AIRPLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB. HE ABORTED THE GO AROUND AND LANDED BUT NOT ENOUGH RUNWAY REMAINED TO STOP. AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A CORNFIELD.
REVIEWED BY DWS 08/15/2018
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.