What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Accident pilot stated he and his instructor checked weather and NOTAMS on the morning of the flight and agreed the flight could be completed under the reported conditions. The first leg of the planned cross-country flight was to Merrill field (mri) to conduct three full stop landings and then continue on to the next leg of the flight. The accident pilot stated the approach to the runway was stable but a little fast, and the plane touched down past the numbers on the approach end. During rollout, he felt the aircraft slide to the left. As the aircraft got close to the edge of the runway, he elected to go around and added power. As power was applied the aircraft slid off the left side of the runway and struck a taxiway sign shearing off the nose gear. Once the aircraft struck the sign, the pilot shut down the engine. When the aircraft came to rest off the side of the runway, he notified the tower and evacuated the aircraft without incident.
As the FAA filed it
ACCIDENT PILOT STATED HE AND HIS INSTRUCTOR CHECKED WEATHER AND NOTAMS ON THE MORNING OF THE FLIGHT AND AGREED THE FLIGHT COULD BE COMPLETED UNDER THE REPORTED CONDITIONS. THE FIRST LEG OF THE PLANNED CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS TO MERRILL FIELD (MRI) TO CONDUCT THREE FULL STOP LANDINGS AND THEN CONTINUE ON TO THE NEXT LEG OF THE FLIGHT. THE ACCIDENT PILOT STATED THE APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY WAS STABLE BUT A LITTLE FAST, AND THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN PAST THE NUMBERS ON THE APPROACH END. DURING ROLLOUT, HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT SLIDE TO THE LEFT. AS THE AIRCRAFT GOT CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, HE ELECTED TO GO AROUND AND ADDED POWER. AS POWER WAS APPLIED THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN SHEARING OFF THE NOSE GEAR. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE SIGN, THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, HE NOTIFIED THE TOWER AND EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.