19990330003139A

Acft lost control on landing and sustained substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on March 30, 1999, at 1200 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172, N7128X, collided with the ground during a landing at a private airstrip in Mount Airy, north carolina. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The private pilot was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight's exact departure time and location were not determined. Reportedly, the airplane touched down long on the sod runway and sustained damage during the landing roll phase of the landing. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. (.4)the accident occurred during landing. According to the pilot, he flared the airplane near the end of the runway and the airplane continued to fly about two to three feet above ground. He stated that he had too much airspeed and he had used up about half the 1600 foot grass runway before touching down. The pilot also stated that after touchdown, he knew he could not stop before the end of the runway and that he could not make a go-around because of trees on the west end of the runway. The airplane subsequently departed the runway and collided with a tree. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot.