4. The pilot was unfamiliar With the surface wind condition at La Guardia Field.
5. The pilot, in the belief that he was encountering engine trouble, attempted a landing despite a landing approach which was too high and too fast.
6. Initial contact with the runway was made at a point which provided insufficient room for a landing roll and at an airspeed considerable in excess of normal.
7. The pilot was unable to bring the aircraft to a stop in time to avoid overshooting the runway.
Probable Cause
The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the decision of the pilot in attempting a landing from an approach which was too high and too fast.
BY THE CIVIL AEEDNAUTICS BOARD
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/s/ Oswald Bran /s/ Harllee Branch [g] Jesh Lee
/s/ Clarence'M. Young
Chairman Pogue did not take part in the decision.
