What happened
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(-23) At 2300Z hours a pilot cleared by ATC on approach for landing at Fulton county-Brown airport on runway 32 from southwest. Pilot stated he commenced his 70K descent to land, a normal approach for his aircraft. Suddenly he was caught by suprise when the aircraft bottom out as he instinctively applied more power but does not remember if the aircraft provided additional lift, only that he landed short into the grassy end of the runway. During the descent the aircraft right wing leading edge hit the top of an obstruction light southwest side external to the airport 32 ft AGL in line with runway 32 landing red lights. Continuation of the aircraft descent below 32 ft and the right wing landing gear impacted the top portion of airport perimeter (barbed wire/medal) fence before impact with the ground. Aircraft N5891J right landing gear strut was broken and the landing gear was damaged and torn from the strut, and the nose landing gear was torn from the nose of the aircraft during the landing and sliding of the aircraft onto the grassy area short of runway 32. The propeller blades both tips, were curled backward toward the fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 2300Z HOURS A PILOT CLEARED BY ATC ON APPROACH FOR LANDING AT FULTON COUNTY-BROWN AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 32 FROM SOUTHWEST. PILOT STATED HE COMMENCED HIS 70K DESCENT TO LAND, A NORMAL APPROACH FOR HIS AIRCRAFT. SUDDENLY HE WAS CAUGHT BY SUPRISE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BOTTOM OUT AS HE INSTINCTIVELY APPLIED MORE POWER BUT DOES NOT REMEMBER IF THE AIRCRAFT PROVIDED ADDITIONAL LIFT, ONLY THAT HE LANDED SHORT INTO THE GRASSY END OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE DESCENT THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE HIT THE TOP OF AN OBSTRUCTION LIGHT SOUTHWEST SIDE EXTERNAL TO THE AIRPORT 32 FT AGL IN LINE WITH RUNWAY 32 LANDING RED LIGHTS. CONTINUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DESCENT BELOW 32 FT AND THE RIGHT WING LANDING GEAR IMPACTED THE TOP PORTION OF AIRPORT PERIMETER (BARBED WIRE/MEDAL) FENCE BEFORE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT N5891J RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUT WAS BROKEN AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED AND TORN FROM THE STRUT, AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING AND SLIDING OF THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE GRASSY AREA SHORT OF RUNWAY 32. THE PROPELLER BLADES BOTH TIPS, WERE CURLED BACKWARD TOWARD THE FUSELAGE.
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