Downers Grove, IL, USA
N2439W
CESSNA T182T
The pilot stated that although the airplane touched down a little bit faster than he anticipated during the initial landing roll, he thought he would be able to stop the airplane within the remaining runway. He later realized that he would not be able to stop but it was too late for him to abort the landing. The airplane departed the end of the runway and impacted a ditch. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical problems with the airplane and opined that he should have performed a go-around. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the nose landing gear was collapsed, the firewall was bent, and the left wing was bent aft.
The pilot stated that during landing on runway 09 (2,772 feet long by 150 feet wide, asphalt/turf), the airplane "touched down a little bit fast..." He felt he could stop the airplane within the remaining runway; however, "by the time I realized that I could not stop on time it was too late to pull up..." Subsequently, the airplane departed the end of the runway and impacted a ditch. The pilot reported no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident and reported he should have performed a go-around. Examination of the airplane revealed the nose landing gear was collapsed, the firewall was bent, and the left wing was bent aft.
The pilot's improper airspeed during landing, which resulted in a runway overrun, and his delayed decision to execute a go-around.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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