Investigators concluded that an adjustment left the aircraft coming in on a steeper path than usual.
A final Federal Aviation Administration report has shed light on the July plane crash in Newport that ended with the aircraft going past the runway and into nearby trees.
The report says the pilot was making a turn from the base leg of the traffic pattern when another pilot announced an approach to an intersecting runway. After hearing that call, the pilot lowered the descent rate and continued with the landing attempt.
Investigators concluded that the adjustment left the aircraft coming in on a steeper path than usual, and there was not enough runway left once the plane touched down.
The pilot was seriously injured in the crash but survived.
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