Primary finding
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to execute a go around when he realized he was going to land long.
Investigator assessment
Analysis narrative
The student pilot stated that when he turned onto final he was high and fast. He subsequently touched down fast on the 2,300 foot sod strip at about mid-field and was unable to stop the airplane before it ran off the end and collided with a barbed wire fence.
Source record
Factual narrative
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