Incident Details
Two airplanes were being flown to an airport. The first airplane landed, and its occupants watched the second airplane approach. The pilot of the first airplane commented that the second airplane was coming down too steep and fast to land. Witnesses stated that the second airplane landed past the halfway point of the 3,400-foot runway at a high speed.
Sequence of Events
After touchdown, a passenger from the first airplane noticed smoke from the tires and thought it was the brakes being applied. Witnesses heard the application of full power. During liftoff, the airplane struck a chain link fence on the airport perimeter, shearing the nose landing gear off. The airplane then proceeded down a slope, struck a building and equipment, and came to rest on rocks on the opposite shore of a water inlet. After heavy wave action, the airplane subsequently sank in the turbulent water and was not recovered.
Damage
The airplane sustained damage from the fence, building, and equipment strikes. The nose landing gear was sheared off. The airplane was not recovered after sinking.