CARTHAGE, IL, USA
N1443E
CESSNA 172
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING LANDING. THE ACFT BOUNCED AND FLOATED DURING LANDING. THE PILOT SAID HE THOUGHT HEWAS TOO FAR DOWN THE RWY FOR A GO-AROUND SO HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE ACFT SKIDDED OFF THE RWY END INTO A DITCH. THE PILOT THOUGHT A GUST OF WIND 'CARRIED THE PLANE' AFTER THE BOUNCE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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