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(.19) On September 13, 2002, at 0045 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 177, N2916X, was substantially damaged during landing at Dayton wright brothers airport (mgy), Dayton, Ohio. The certificated private pilot and two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that originated at lunken field (luk), cincinnati, Ohio, about 2345. No flight plan was filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91. During a telephone interview, a federal aviation administration (FAA) aviation safety inspector said he examined the airplane, and interviewed the pilot at the scene along with the Ohio state highway patrol. According to the inspector, the pilot and his passengers were returning to Dayton after attending a baseball game in cincinnati. The pilot reported that he attempted to land on runway 02 at wright brothers airport. He said that during the landing flare, the airplane "ballooned", and he elected to go around. The pilot said the airplane was in a "very slow flight configuration " and that it would not gain airspeed or climb during the go-around. The pilot said that he elected to land the airplane as the departure end of the runway approached, because the airplane would not climb and was not under control. He said the speed was high at touchdown, the landing gear collapsed, and the airplane veered off the runway. The pilot held a private pilot certificate with a rating for airplane single engine land. His most recent FAA third class medical certificate was issued on August 9, 2002. The pilot reported 150 hours of flight experience, 80 hours of which were in make and model. A review of excerpts from the pilot's logbook revealed the pilot completed a biennial flight review on August 15, 2002, that was about 1 hour in duration, and he completed another flight on September 3, 2002, that was six-tenths of an hour in duration. Prior to those flights, the pilot's most recent flight was documented on October 29, 2001. The pilot's most recent flight experience at night was documented on October 30, 2000. The pilot reported there were on mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. When he was asked what could have prevented the accident, he said, "not allowing the nose to come up on landing." Runway 02 at the Dayton wright brothers airport was 5,000 feet long and 100 feet wide. At 0053, the weather reported at the airport included clear skies and wind from 080 degrees at 5 knots. (-23) on September 13, 2002 at approximately 0045 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 177, N2916X, was substantially damaged while landing at the Dayton wright brothers airport (mgy), Dayton, Ohio. The pilot and his two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight from cincinnati, OH (luk) to mgy. No flight plan was filed, and the flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to the pilot, he was attempting to land on runway 20 and saw that he was landing long, and attempted to go-around. Immediately after executing the go-around he changed his mind and decided to land the aircraft. The airplane touched down hard, breaking the nose wheel and tire. The airplane came to a stop off the right side of the runway and the pilot and two passengers egressed the aircraft without incident. Examination of the aircraft by the federal aviation administration safety inspector revealed substantial damage to the nose gear, main gear, propeller, firewall and fuselage.