What happened
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Solo PIC Mr. Conway, privacy data omitted, was enroute from keene, NH. The approach to 2B3 was normal and the CTAF was quiet except for one in the pattern. He made regular radio calls enroute and into the traffic pattern asking if the other traffic intended to land but there was no response. While on final for grass rwy 30, (1,997 feet long), Mr. Conway, stated he paused descent momentarily after hearing other traffic making their call for final to adjacent rwy 18, (to Mr. Conway's right). Mr. Conway requested they "hold off" and they agreed to hold off landing 18. Mr. Conway then continued descent and was configured/committed to landing rwy 30. He felt confident of stopping in his usual 600 feet, but at this point had used valuable runway distance during the paused descent. Go-around was not executed due to tall trees near end of rwy 30. 2B3 airport manager privacy data omitted, has video to support this high/fast approach. With approximately 800 feet remaining, touchdown was fast, hard on the brakes, Mr. Conway contemplated purposfully ground loopng but decided straight into the trees and brush would be safer. The aircraft wedged violently into mature hardwood trees causing substantial damage. Mr. Conway does not remember the impact or extraction by first responders. The aircraft was not equipped with shoulder restraints. (Pilot stated pausing descent while dealing with radio/traffic avoidance was causal to landing long/overrun rwy 30). He stated there were no mechanical anomolies with his aircraft. The aircraft maintenance records were reviewed and found in good order. -end
As the FAA filed it
SOLO PIC MR. CONWAY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS ENROUTE FROM KEENE, NH. THE APPROACH TO 2B3 WAS NORMAL AND THE CTAF WAS QUIET EXCEPT FOR ONE IN THE PATTERN. HE MADE REGULAR RADIO CALLS ENROUTE AND INTO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ASKING IF THE OTHER TRAFFIC INTENDED TO LAND BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. WHILE ON FINAL FOR GRASS RWY 30, (1,997 FEET LONG), MR. CONWAY, STATED HE PAUSED DESCENT MOMENTARILY AFTER HEARING OTHER TRAFFIC MAKING THEIR CALL FOR FINAL TO ADJACENT RWY 18, (TO MR. CONWAY'S RIGHT). MR. CONWAY REQUESTED THEY "HOLD OFF" AND THEY AGREED TO HOLD OFF LANDING 18. MR. CONWAY THEN CONTINUED DESCENT AND WAS CONFIGURED/COMMITTED TO LANDING RWY 30. HE FELT CONFIDENT OF STOPPING IN HIS USUAL 600 FEET, BUT AT THIS POINT HAD USED VALUABLE RUNWAY DISTANCE DURING THE PAUSED DESCENT. GO-AROUND WAS NOT EXECUTED DUE TO TALL TREES NEAR END OF RWY 30. 2B3 AIRPORT MANAGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAS VIDEO TO SUPPORT THIS HIGH/FAST APPROACH. WITH APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET REMAINING, TOUCHDOWN WAS FAST, HARD ON THE BRAKES, MR. CONWAY CONTEMPLATED PURPOSFULLY GROUND LOOPNG BUT DECIDED STRAIGHT INTO THE TREES AND BRUSH WOULD BE SAFER. THE AIRCRAFT WEDGED VIOLENTLY INTO MATURE HARDWOOD TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. MR. CONWAY DOES NOT REMEMBER THE IMPACT OR EXTRACTION BY FIRST RESPONDERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH SHOULDER RESTRAINTS. (PILOT STATED PAUSING DESCENT WHILE DEALING WITH RADIO/TRAFFIC AVOIDANCE WAS CAUSAL TO LANDING LONG/OVERRUN RWY 30). HE STATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ANOMOLIES WITH HIS AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND IN GOOD ORDER. -END
NTSB investigation
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