WEST KINGSTON, RI, USA
N6043L
GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-5
THE ACFT OVERRAN THE RWY HIT VASI LIGHTS AND ROLLED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT DURING LANDING. THE PILOT WAS UNDER SOME PRESSURETO GET ON THE GROUND BECAUSE OF A HYPERVENTILATING PASSENGER. THE PILOT REPORTED HE INCREASED HIS RATE OF DESCENT BY LOWERING THE ACFT NOSE, WHICH INCREASED THE AIRSPEED AND EXTENDED THE TOUCHDOWN POINT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE LANDING, OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE VASI LIGHTS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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