ARCADIA, FL, USA
N66374
CESSNA 150
THE PLT STATED THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE 2500 FT GRASS STRIP WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED & 30 DEG OF FLAPS. WHEN HE REALIZED IT WOULD NOT STOP ON THE REMAINING RWY, HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND. HOWEVER, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE NEAR THE DEP END OF THE RWY. THE PLT NOTED THAT HE HAD SIMPLY LANDED LONG & FAST, AND THAT THE FLAPS TOOK LONGER TO RETRACT, THAN HE WOULD HAVE LIKED. ALSO, HE BELIEVED THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED, IF HE HAD LANDED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE RWY OR HAD DECIDED TO GO AROUND SOONER.
THE PILOT'S DELAYED TO GO AROUND AFTER LANDING LONG WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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