At 1830 Central time, the aircraft sustained substantial damage when in veered off the end of the runway, impacted a utility pole and nosed over while landing. The Private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual conditions prevailed. The pilot reported the airplane touched down in the first third of the runway, but the end of the runway was coming at me very fast…so I applied a burst of power to initiate a go-around. I noted power lines off the end of the runway that would be an obstacle to a successful go-around. I was not yet airborne so I rejected the go-around and initiated heavy braking. The airplane went off the end of the runway and veered to the right, impacting a utility pole.
August 1, 2005, in Willard, Mo. / Piper PA-28-181 Archer
At 1830 Central time, the aircraft sustained substantial damage when in veered off the end of the runway, impacted a utility pole and nosed over while landing. The Private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual conditions prevailed. The pilot reported the airplane touched down in the first third of the runway, but the end of the runway was coming at me very fast...so I applied a burst of power to initiate a go-around. I noted power lines off the end of the runway that would be an obstacle to a successful go-around. I was not yet airborne so I rejected the go-around and initiated heavy braking. The airplane went off the end of the runway and veered to the right, impacting a utility...
Key Takeaways:
- An aircraft sustained substantial damage when it veered off the end of the runway, impacted a utility pole, and nosed over during a landing attempt.
- The incident occurred after the pilot initiated a go-around due to perceiving the runway end approaching too fast, then rejected it upon noticing power lines, leading to a runway overrun despite heavy braking.
- Despite substantial damage to the aircraft, the private pilot and passenger were not injured.
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