Accident Details
The pilot was returning to his home base airport. He overflew the uncontrolled airport and then entered the traffic pattern for Runway 26. The runway was over 4400 feet long. The pilot reported that he observed the wind sock was parallel to the runway but failed to initially observe that he was landing with a nearly direct 20 to 25 knot tailwind. The airplane touched down long, overran the runway's departure end, collided with a pole, and caught fire.
Pilot Actions
According to the pilot's report, he overflew the airport before joining the traffic pattern. He saw the wind sock parallel to the runway. However, he did not immediately realize that the wind was a direct tailwind of significant strength. This led to a long landing.
Accident Sequence
The airplane touched down long on Runway 26. It continued past the departure end, overrunning the runway. The aircraft then struck a pole and subsequently caught fire.