Accident Overview
A pilot with 37,000 hours of flight experience was en route to his destination when he mistook a pasture for his intended airport. During the landing approach to the north, he observed a fence and initiated a pull-up maneuver to clear it. The airplane successfully cleared the fence and touched down approximately 600 feet from the end of the field.
Sequence of Events
After touchdown, the airplane continued through another fence, slid sideward through two trees, and came to rest upright in a driveway located in the front yard of a house owned by the property owner.
Pilot Comments
On the NTSB Form 6120.1/2 (Pilot Operator Aircraft Accident Report), the pilot stated that the accident could have been avoided if he had been given a better description of the airport and if he had landed in the opposite direction.