Incident Summary
During a recent aviation incident, a pilot reported that he initiated a go-around after realizing he could not stop on the remaining runway following a downwind landing. The pilot stated that he had 20 degrees of flaps extended when he began the go-around. After lift-off, he retracted the flaps at an airspeed between 55 and 60 knots indicated airspeed.
Sequence of Events
The pilot noted that after retracting the flaps, the airplane settled into brush at the runway's departure end and slowed down. He said he left full power in for a short distance but closed the throttle after he noticed the airplane was not accelerating. The airplane continued through 5-foot-high weeds, striking two fence posts and coming to rest in a ditch.
Pilot Comments
During an interview, the pilot observed that the wind sock indicated Runway 18 was the runway in use. He stated that he landed on Runway 36.