GRANITE FALLS, WA, USA
N6182L
GRUMMAN AA-1
WHILE LANDING ON A GRASS STRIP, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND THE AIRPLANE SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT FELT THAT THERE WAS SUFFICIENT ROOM TO STOP ON THE 1,500 FOOT STRIP AND APPLIED BRAKES, HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ROOM TO STOP AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND INTO AN OPEN FIELD.
THE PILOT'S DECISION TO NOT PERFORM A GO-AROUND AND A MISJUDGED DISTANCE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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