What happened
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(-23) N701PT departed the end of runway 16 during landing at the Creve Coeur Airport and continued to travel for an additional 434 feet beyond the runway end. The aircraft penetrated a barbed wire boundary fence and came to rest 40 feet into a corn field. The right engine became completely separated from the airframe during the accident. Substantial damage was noted in the nose, wing, engine and belly sections of the aircraft. The pilot stated in an interview that he landed "long and fast.". Credible witness statements describe the aircraft being forced onto the runway from an estimated height of approximately 15 feet. These witnesses state the aircraft touched down at approximately the halfway point of runway 16. The aircraft sustained substantial damage during the landing impact.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N701PT DEPARTED THE END OF RUNWAY 16 DURING LANDING AT THE CREVE COEUR AIRPORT AND CONTINUED TO TRAVEL FOR AN ADDITIONAL 434 FEET BEYOND THE RUNWAY END. THE AIRCRAFT PENETRATED A BARBED WIRE BOUNDARY FENCE AND CAME TO REST 40 FEET INTO A CORN FIELD. THE RIGHT ENGINE BECAME COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME DURING THE ACCIDENT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED IN THE NOSE, WING, ENGINE AND BELLY SECTIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED IN AN INTERVIEW THAT HE LANDED "LONG AND FAST.". CREDIBLE WITNESS STATEMENTS DESCRIBE THE AIRCRAFT BEING FORCED ONTO THE RUNWAY FROM AN ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET. THESE WITNESSES STATE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY THE HALFWAY POINT OF RUNWAY 16. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING IMPACT.
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