What happened
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Description of deviation: on 01/12/2021 at approximately 2129 CDT. N436T a Beech P35 aircraft, landed short of runway 30 at Poplar Grove Airport (C77). There were no passengers on board and no injuries.
N436T was arriving from rockford international airport (krfd) to C77. Upon arrival to C77 there were numerous aircraft in the vicinity of C77. N436T circled in the pattern twice to create proper spacing due to other landing aircraft. Once on final N436T was behind another aircraft for landing runway 30. The pilot in command (PIC) stated he was very focused on the plane in front of him and concerned that the aircraft would not exit the runway in time for N436T to land. N436T landed on the surface approximately 100 feet prior to the beginning of runway 30. The main wheels touched first and the nose wheel slammed on the ground causing it to collapse. While coming to a rest N436T hit a frozen snow bank, which caused damage to the right wing and structure behind the attach point.
As the FAA filed it
DESCRIPTION OF DEVIATION: ON 01/12/2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 2129 CDT. N436T A BEECH P35 AIRCRAFT, LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 30 AT POPLAR GROVE AIRPORT (C77). THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES.
N436T WAS ARRIVING FROM ROCKFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KRFD) TO C77. UPON ARRIVAL TO C77 THERE WERE NUMEROUS AIRCRAFT IN THE VICINITY OF C77. N436T CIRCLED IN THE PATTERN TWICE TO CREATE PROPER SPACING DUE TO OTHER LANDING AIRCRAFT. ONCE ON FINAL N436T WAS BEHIND ANOTHER AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING RUNWAY 30. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED HE WAS VERY FOCUSED ON THE PLANE IN FRONT OF HIM AND CONCERNED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT EXIT THE RUNWAY IN TIME FOR N436T TO LAND. N436T LANDED ON THE SURFACE APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF RUNWAY 30. THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED FIRST AND THE NOSE WHEEL SLAMMED ON THE GROUND CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE. WHILE COMING TO A REST N436T HIT A FROZEN SNOW BANK, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND STRUCTURE BEHIND THE ATTACH POINT.
NTSB investigation
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