What happened
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On 08/22/2024 at Klenawicus Airfield (NY03) Shelter Island, NY, a single engine airplane, C182, VFR, overshot runway 2 and slid into a ditch after nose gear collapsed. There were 2 people (pilot and passengers) on board and no injuries were reported. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
Weather reported at the neareast airport: kjpx 221655Z auto 28008GL4KT I0SM clr 22/09 A3015 rmk AOZTOZ170090.
The runway length is 1700 feet and the pilot calculated that he required 1350 feet landing distance over 50 feet. Pilot reported there was slight to moderate turbulance on final and the airplane floated further than he had expected. He said he touched down approximately one third of the way down the runway and applied brakes, the aircraft slowed down but passed the end of runway and nosewheel collapsed upon encountering a ditch.
As the FAA filed it
ON 08/22/2024 AT KLENAWICUS AIRFIELD (NY03) SHELTER ISLAND, NY, A SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, C182, VFR, OVERSHOT RUNWAY 2 AND SLID INTO A DITCH AFTER NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WERE 2 PEOPLE (PILOT AND PASSENGERS) ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
WEATHER REPORTED AT THE NEAREAST AIRPORT: KJPX 221655Z AUTO 28008GL4KT I0SM CLR 22/09 A3015 RMK AOZTOZ170090.
THE RUNWAY LENGTH IS 1700 FEET AND THE PILOT CALCULATED THAT HE REQUIRED 1350 FEET LANDING DISTANCE OVER 50 FEET. PILOT REPORTED THERE WAS SLIGHT TO MODERATE TURBULANCE ON FINAL AND THE AIRPLANE FLOATED FURTHER THAN HE HAD EXPECTED. HE SAID HE TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND APPLIED BRAKES, THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN BUT PASSED THE END OF RUNWAY AND NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED UPON ENCOUNTERING A DITCH.
NTSB investigation
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