What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Non emergency off airport landing on an agricultural field. Pilot landed long with too much airspeed, headed up hill without a visual on the intended landing path and could not maintain control or visual contact with objects at the top of the hill resulting in impacting fixed objects (fence posts and metal farm gate).
As the FAA filed it
NON EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD. PILOT LANDED LONG WITH TOO MUCH AIRSPEED, HEADED UP HILL WITHOUT A VISUAL ON THE INTENDED LANDING PATH AND COULD NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL OR VISUAL CONTACT WITH OBJECTS AT THE TOP OF THE HILL RESULTING IN IMPACTING FIXED OBJECTS (FENCE POSTS AND METAL FARM GATE).
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N424Y · 1
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