What happened
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(-23) Pilot landed on his private 1,940 foot airstrip. Touched down approx. 1/2 of the way down runway and was unable to stop on wet grass. Aircraft came to rest in approx. 15 foot deep drain ditch at end of runway. (.19) on December 18, 2001, at 1600 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182K, N2607Q, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when it overran the runway during landing on a private airstrip near Nashville, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated at hastings, Michigan, at 1545, and was en route to Nashville, Michigan. A federal aviation administration inspector examined the airplane at the accident site. The airplane had come to rest in a ditch approximately 30 feet beyond the departure end of the pilot's privately-owned grass airstrip. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the engine, engine controls, and other airplane systems revealed no anomalies.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT LANDED ON HIS PRIVATE 1,940 FOOT AIRSTRIP. TOUCHED DOWN APPROX. 1/2 OF THE WAY DOWN RUNWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON WET GRASS. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN APPROX. 15 FOOT DEEP DRAIN DITCH AT END OF RUNWAY. (.19) ON DECEMBER 18, 2001, AT 1600 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 182K, N2607Q, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR NASHVILLE, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HASTINGS, MICHIGAN, AT 1545, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO NASHVILLE, MICHIGAN. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE AIRPLANE HAD COME TO REST IN A DITCH APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE PILOT'S PRIVATELY-OWNED GRASS AIRSTRIP. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, ENGINE CONTROLS, AND OTHER AIRPLANE SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.
NTSB investigation
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