What happened
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(-23) Upon arrival in the vicinity of kvel the pilot was approaching from west to east, therefore a straight-in to the shorter runway 07, 4108' in length, seemed logical. The length is more than adequate for safely landing the C-99. The aircraft landing gear contacted the snow covered ground approximately 50 to 30 feet short of the approach end of the runway and continued forward. When the nose gear contacted the edge of the runway which was slightly higher because of the asphalt/cement, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft slid a relatively short distance down the runway before coming to a stop. An on-scene inspection determined the damage was not substantial. The aircraft was configured with a belly pod which prevented substantial damage to the underside structures. The subsequent prop strikes will necessitate a costly engine inspection and possible overhaul due to sudden stoppage. The pilot's only statement as to why this happened is that he had intended to land short and was anticipating some ground effect to allow some float to the runway. To his surpise the float did not occur and before he knew it the mains and nose gear were in the snow.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON ARRIVAL IN THE VICINITY OF KVEL THE PILOT WAS APPROACHING FROM WEST TO EAST, THEREFORE A STRAIGHT-IN TO THE SHORTER RUNWAY 07, 4108' IN LENGTH, SEEMED LOGICAL. THE LENGTH IS MORE THAN ADEQUATE FOR SAFELY LANDING THE C-99. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE SNOW COVERED GROUND APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 30 FEET SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED FORWARD. WHEN THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY HIGHER BECAUSE OF THE ASPHALT/CEMENT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID A RELATIVELY SHORT DISTANCE DOWN THE RUNWAY BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. AN ON-SCENE INSPECTION DETERMINED THE DAMAGE WAS NOT SUBSTANTIAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED WITH A BELLY POD WHICH PREVENTED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE STRUCTURES. THE SUBSEQUENT PROP STRIKES WILL NECESSITATE A COSTLY ENGINE INSPECTION AND POSSIBLE OVERHAUL DUE TO SUDDEN STOPPAGE. THE PILOT'S ONLY STATEMENT AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED IS THAT HE HAD INTENDED TO LAND SHORT AND WAS ANTICIPATING SOME GROUND EFFECT TO ALLOW SOME FLOAT TO THE RUNWAY. TO HIS SURPISE THE FLOAT DID NOT OCCUR AND BEFORE HE KNEW IT THE MAINS AND NOSE GEAR WERE IN THE SNOW.
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