20200811009589I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · North American NAVION · Pensacola, FL · August 11, 2020

Date
August 11, 2020 · 11:00 local
Place
Pensacola, FL
Airport
Furguson
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8781H
Reported as
North American Navion
Reported engine
Continental E185 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total86 in this make and model92 in the last 90 days

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 intended to land at airport grass runway designated next to main runway 18. Pilot touched down at the half way point and applied brakes. Due to recent rain and wet grass braking action was minimal. Pilot stated he did not have enough runway for go a round. Aircraft went off the end of the runway in high grass. Minor damage, no injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT INTENDED TO LAND AT AIRPORT GRASS RUNWAY DESIGNATED NEXT TO MAIN RUNWAY 18. PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AT THE HALF WAY POINT AND APPLIED BRAKES. DUE TO RECENT RAIN AND WET GRASS BRAKING ACTION WAS MINIMAL. PILOT STATED HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH RUNWAY FOR GO A ROUND. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY IN HIGH GRASS. MINOR DAMAGE, NO INJURIES REPORTED.