What happened
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(-23) During landing, the aircraft contacted snow covered dirt ground approximately fifty (50) feet short of runway 24. The initial contact was by the aircraft's main gears and subsequent rapid pitch down of the aircraft's nose, caused the nose gear to impact the soft ground hard and portions of it to separate from the airframe. The aircraft continued to slide onto the runway and came to rest adjacent to the runway number. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the airframe's firewall. The aircraft was operated under the provisions of 14 CFR 91, visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a visual flight rule (VFR) flight plan was not filed. The pilot in command (PIC) stated that during his approach to runway 24, he was too high and decided to retard the throttle to idle approach to increase the descent rate. As he approached the runway, the rapid sink rate caused him to come up short of the runway's threshold, so he applied power, but the engine was slow to respond, hesitated, and eventually power output was regained. At this time, the aircraft could not recover from the excessive loss of altitude and contacted the ground.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED SNOW COVERED DIRT GROUND APPROXIMATELY FIFTY (50) FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 24. THE INITIAL CONTACT WAS BY THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN GEARS AND SUBSEQUENT RAPID PITCH DOWN OF THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE, CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO IMPACT THE SOFT GROUND HARD AND PORTIONS OF IT TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRFRAME. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE ONTO THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY NUMBER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME'S FIREWALL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR 91, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULE (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED THAT DURING HIS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24, HE WAS TOO HIGH AND DECIDED TO RETARD THE THROTTLE TO IDLE APPROACH TO INCREASE THE DESCENT RATE. AS HE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY, THE RAPID SINK RATE CAUSED HIM TO COME UP SHORT OF THE RUNWAY'S THRESHOLD, SO HE APPLIED POWER, BUT THE ENGINE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND, HESITATED, AND EVENTUALLY POWER OUTPUT WAS REGAINED. AT THIS TIME, THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT RECOVER FROM THE EXCESSIVE LOSS OF ALTITUDE AND CONTACTED THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
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