What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During an instructional flight and a third attempt to land at the flying b ranch (ID-12) the pilot elected to land on runway 34. During touchdown, his aircraft was hit with water from the airfield irrigation system, obstructing his view. He attempted to stop the aircraft but due to wet grass and reduced braking efficiency both the pilot and CFI elected to abort the landing. After liftoff, the aircraft became ensnared with the fence at the north end of the runway. The aircraft continued to climb, with the fence attached and contacted a hillside approximately 1000 ft from the end of the runway 34. The aircraft continued to fly another 1000 feet north and the pilot initiated an emergency landing at Bernard airstrip (U-54),the aircraft slid to a rest approximately 530 feet past the approach end and to the right of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AND A THIRD ATTEMPT TO LAND AT THE FLYING B RANCH (ID-12) THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 34. DURING TOUCHDOWN, HIS AIRCRAFT WAS HIT WITH WATER FROM THE AIRFIELD IRRIGATION SYSTEM, OBSTRUCTING HIS VIEW. HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BUT DUE TO WET GRASS AND REDUCED BRAKING EFFICIENCY BOTH THE PILOT AND CFI ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING. AFTER LIFTOFF, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME ENSNARED WITH THE FENCE AT THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO CLIMB, WITH THE FENCE ATTACHED AND CONTACTED A HILLSIDE APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY 34. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FLY ANOTHER 1000 FEET NORTH AND THE PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT BERNARD AIRSTRIP (U-54),THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A REST APPROXIMATELY 530 FEET PAST THE APPROACH END AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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