What happened
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The PIC stated while practicing landings to rwy 24 at hwv airport there was excessive crosswinds to the runway. The PIC attempted a second approach to landing on rwy 24 when the airplane landed short of the runway and struck a snow bank approximately 15 feet before the paved surface of the approach end of the runway. The airplane's nose gear and propeller struck the ground causing the nose gear to collapse. The aircraft slid for approximately 300 feet and caught fire as both the PIC and passenger evacuated the cockpit. No injuries were reported . The aircraft was sunsequently destroyed. The runway showed evidence of ground scaring by the propeller and the collapsed landing gear. The PIC could not give a reason why he landed short of the runway and stated there was no control or mechanical issues.
As the FAA filed it
THE PIC STATED WHILE PRACTICING LANDINGS TO RWY 24 AT HWV AIRPORT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE CROSSWINDS TO THE RUNWAY. THE PIC ATTEMPTED A SECOND APPROACH TO LANDING ON RWY 24 WHEN THE AIRPLANE LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A SNOW BANK APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET BEFORE THE PAVED SURFACE OF THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID FOR APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AND CAUGHT FIRE AS BOTH THE PIC AND PASSENGER EVACUATED THE COCKPIT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED . THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUNSEQUENTLY DESTROYED. THE RUNWAY SHOWED EVIDENCE OF GROUND SCARING BY THE PROPELLER AND THE COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR. THE PIC COULD NOT GIVE A REASON WHY HE LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND STATED THERE WAS NO CONTROL OR MECHANICAL ISSUES.
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