What happened
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Acft was attempting to land but missed the rwy and landed on the wet ground. Nose gear collapsed on landing. (.4)the pilot attempted to land on a Private Airport. There were no witnesses; however the pilot's brother discovered the airplane impacted on the approach end of the runway. The pilot received serious injuries and does not recall the events of the accident. An examination of the airplane subsequent to the accident revealed no pre-accident anomalies. (-23) the pilot attempted to land the aircraft on an unapproved grass strip during gusty winds. The nose wheel sank into soft ground and broke off the nose wheel strut.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND BUT MISSED THE RWY AND LANDED ON THE WET GROUND. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. (.4)THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A PRIVATE AIRPORT. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES; HOWEVER THE PILOT'S BROTHER DISCOVERED THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED ON THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND DOES NOT RECALL THE EVENTS OF THE ACCIDENT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT REVEALED NO PRE-ACCIDENT ANOMALIES. (-23) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON AN UNAPPROVED GRASS STRIP DURING GUSTY WINDS. THE NOSE WHEEL SANK INTO SOFT GROUND AND BROKE OFF THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT.
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