What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that during an approach to landing on runway 26 at Davis airstrip (W50), Laytonsville, MD. He was to low and undershot the runway striking a 4 foot fence approximately 300 feet from the approach end of the runway. The pilot stated that he miss judged his altitude during landing.
The aircraft did serious damage to the fence, destroying one post and throwing a bracing piece from that post about 50 feet. It struck the ground in a steep nose down attitude crumpling part of the fuselage between the firewall and the windshield, tore off the nose gear, and the deceleration caused some wracking the fuselage behind the passenger compartment. Wrinkling of the wing skins also indicated that there was wing spar damage.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING AN APPROACH TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 AT DAVIS AIRSTRIP (W50), LAYTONSVILLE, MD. HE WAS TO LOW AND UNDERSHOT THE RUNWAY STRIKING A 4 FOOT FENCE APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MISS JUDGED HIS ALTITUDE DURING LANDING.
THE AIRCRAFT DID SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE FENCE, DESTROYING ONE POST AND THROWING A BRACING PIECE FROM THAT POST ABOUT 50 FEET. IT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE CRUMPLING PART OF THE FUSELAGE BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND THE WINDSHIELD, TORE OFF THE NOSE GEAR, AND THE DECELERATION CAUSED SOME WRACKING THE FUSELAGE BEHIND THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. WRINKLING OF THE WING SKINS ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE WAS WING SPAR DAMAGE.
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