What happened
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The aircraft departed fort lauderdale executive airport (fxe) at approximately 0051 EDT en route to southwest Florida international airport (rsw). Due to a runway closure advisory at rsw, the pilot diverted to page field (fmy). Upon approaching fmy, the pilot was unable to see the runway, prompting another diversion to Naples municipal airport (apf). While approaching apf, the pilot was unable to activate the pilot-controlled lighting and executed several non-standard patterns and low approaches parallel to runway 5. The pilot landed approximately 125 feet to the right of runway 5 on the grass, striking a ditch, which resulted in the nose landing gear breaking and the propeller hitting the ground. Both the pilot and passenger then walked to the fixed-base operator (FBO), where a security guard recorded the aircraft number. However, they did not report the incident or the aircraft's location before leaving the airport.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (FXE) AT APPROXIMATELY 0051 EDT EN ROUTE TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RSW). DUE TO A RUNWAY CLOSURE ADVISORY AT RSW, THE PILOT DIVERTED TO PAGE FIELD (FMY). UPON APPROACHING FMY, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE RUNWAY, PROMPTING ANOTHER DIVERSION TO NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (APF). WHILE APPROACHING APF, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE PILOT-CONTROLLED LIGHTING AND EXECUTED SEVERAL NON-STANDARD PATTERNS AND LOW APPROACHES PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 5. THE PILOT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 125 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 5 ON THE GRASS, STRIKING A DITCH, WHICH RESULTED IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BREAKING AND THE PROPELLER HITTING THE GROUND. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER THEN WALKED TO THE FIXED-BASE OPERATOR (FBO), WHERE A SECURITY GUARD RECORDED THE AIRCRAFT NUMBER. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT OR THE AIRCRAFT'S LOCATION BEFORE LEAVING THE AIRPORT.
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