What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot in command statement:
Weather was around 800' ceilings, 3SM vis, with rain. I circled the Lagoon from Chignik lake clockwise and approached the airport (Chignik Lagoon, kcl) from the north-east. Comparing my indicated airspeed from the ground speed on the garmin GPS installed in the aircraft, I decided a straight-in on runway 22 was acceptable. Rain on the windscreen made seeing clearly difficult, so I flew the approach high to avoid hitting the embankment on the approach end of rwy 22. I touched down around or just after the first 1/3RD of the runway and initiated braking. As I crossed halfway I realized I wasn't slowing down fast enough, but by then I was going too slow, with too little runway remaining, to initiate a go-around. I ended up crossing the threshold at no more than 10 or 15 knots.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT IN COMMAND STATEMENT:
WEATHER WAS AROUND 800' CEILINGS, 3SM VIS, WITH RAIN. I CIRCLED THE LAGOON FROM CHIGNIK LAKE CLOCKWISE AND APPROACHED THE AIRPORT (CHIGNIK LAGOON, KCL) FROM THE NORTH-EAST. COMPARING MY INDICATED AIRSPEED FROM THE GROUND SPEED ON THE GARMIN GPS INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT, I DECIDED A STRAIGHT-IN ON RUNWAY 22 WAS ACCEPTABLE. RAIN ON THE WINDSCREEN MADE SEEING CLEARLY DIFFICULT, SO I FLEW THE APPROACH HIGH TO AVOID HITTING THE EMBANKMENT ON THE APPROACH END OF RWY 22. I TOUCHED DOWN AROUND OR JUST AFTER THE FIRST 1/3RD OF THE RUNWAY AND INITIATED BRAKING. AS I CROSSED HALFWAY I REALIZED I WASN'T SLOWING DOWN FAST ENOUGH, BUT BY THEN I WAS GOING TOO SLOW, WITH TOO LITTLE RUNWAY REMAINING, TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND. I ENDED UP CROSSING THE THRESHOLD AT NO MORE THAN 10 OR 15 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
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