What happened
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Pilot departed appleton, WI (atw) at 2130 for Brennand Airport (79C) to pick up his girlfriend and her mother to watch the fireworks from the air. On approach to 79C runway 36, the pilot witnessed fireworks directly in front of him and circled around to runway 18. On landing, the pilot recalled an excessive period of floating while in ground effect and bounced twice before fully weighted on the runway. This occurred after designated go-around decision point and he determined that a full landing to be safer alternate to attempting to take off on the remaining runway and with fireworks in departure path. The aircraft overshot runway into the grass, through a ditch and came to rest on breezewood lane.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED APPLETON, WI (ATW) AT 2130 FOR BRENNAND AIRPORT (79C) TO PICK UP HIS GIRLFRIEND AND HER MOTHER TO WATCH THE FIREWORKS FROM THE AIR. ON APPROACH TO 79C RUNWAY 36, THE PILOT WITNESSED FIREWORKS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIM AND CIRCLED AROUND TO RUNWAY 18. ON LANDING, THE PILOT RECALLED AN EXCESSIVE PERIOD OF FLOATING WHILE IN GROUND EFFECT AND BOUNCED TWICE BEFORE FULLY WEIGHTED ON THE RUNWAY. THIS OCCURRED AFTER DESIGNATED GO-AROUND DECISION POINT AND HE DETERMINED THAT A FULL LANDING TO BE SAFER ALTERNATE TO ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY AND WITH FIREWORKS IN DEPARTURE PATH. THE AIRCRAFT OVERSHOT RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS, THROUGH A DITCH AND CAME TO REST ON BREEZEWOOD LANE.
NTSB investigation
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