What happened
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(-23)privacy data omitted departed naperaero airport, Naperville, Illinois (LL10) in a Piper cherokee, PA-28-181, N2245M, on may 5, 2008 at 1820 CDT. The purpose of the day's flight was to warm the engine's oil in order to complete an oil change. The weather conditions were clear skies, good visibility, and winds from 060 degrees at 15 knots. privacy data omitted Departed runway 36 heading for joliet (jot) VOR. He turned back towards the airport over jot VOR, conducting the GPS 336 approach into LL10. Two miles south of runway 36 privacy data omitted stated he broke off the approach and entered a left downwind for runway 18. He was at fifteen hundred feet on downwind and between 100-90 knots. He crossed the approach end at 75 knots and on VASI with power to idle. privacy data omitted Reported that he floated down the runway due to excessive airspeed. He also commented that he mentioned to his passenger, "I should go around." He landed half way down the runway. He reported that he applied full brakes to bring the airplane to a stop. Once he realized he was not going to be able to stop the airplane before the end of the runway he maneuvered the airplane to place the nose between two trees.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED NAPERAERO AIRPORT, NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS (LL10) IN A PIPER CHEROKEE, PA-28-181, N2245M, ON MAY 5, 2008 AT 1820 CDT. THE PURPOSE OF THE DAY'S FLIGHT WAS TO WARM THE ENGINE'S OIL IN ORDER TO COMPLETE AN OIL CHANGE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR SKIES, GOOD VISIBILITY, AND WINDS FROM 060 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 HEADING FOR JOLIET (JOT) VOR. HE TURNED BACK TOWARDS THE AIRPORT OVER JOT VOR, CONDUCTING THE GPS 336 APPROACH INTO LL10. TWO MILES SOUTH OF RUNWAY 36 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE BROKE OFF THE APPROACH AND ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 18. HE WAS AT FIFTEEN HUNDRED FEET ON DOWNWIND AND BETWEEN 100-90 KNOTS. HE CROSSED THE APPROACH END AT 75 KNOTS AND ON VASI WITH POWER TO IDLE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THAT HE FLOATED DOWN THE RUNWAY DUE TO EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED. HE ALSO COMMENTED THAT HE MENTIONED TO HIS PASSENGER, "I SHOULD GO AROUND." HE LANDED HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. HE REPORTED THAT HE APPLIED FULL BRAKES TO BRING THE AIRPLANE TO A STOP. ONCE HE REALIZED HE WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY HE MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE TO PLACE THE NOSE BETWEEN TWO TREES.
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