Narrative:

I departed kotzebue with 1 passenger and 1301 pounds of cargo. The WX was VFR with scattered clouds and isolated rain showers over the entire area. Upon reaching the airport, which is under construction, I overflew to warn the construction workers of my intention to land, as instructed in the NOTAMS for the airport. As I flew over the airport I noticed that there was a rain squall approaching from the east but was not concerned as it seemed isolated to a small area. I entered a downwind and set up to land in a normal fashion. The approach continued normally until reaching left base to final turn at which time I flew into a heavy downpour of rain. The rain on the windscreen obscured my vision to the point that I could not see the runway but felt I would fly out of the squall as it was not raining at the airport during my fly over. On 1 mi final it was still raining heavily and obscuring visibility forward and below but still felt I would fly out of the rain, so I continued my approach. Over the numbers I reduced power to idle, and added full flaps. I knew I was too high at this point, but still felt the aircraft would touch down with enough runway remaining to make a full stop. I also felt that the area past the cones (see drawing) would be suitable for a over run if I needed, so I continued. The aircraft touched down approximately 1000 ft past the threshold at approximately 71 knots IAS. I applied heavy braking, but was unable to stop before reaching the cones and the yellow X marking the closed portion of the runway. As I proceeded through the cones, I felt I could steer down the center portion of the runway under construction therefore avoiding any damage to the aircraft. However, there were 2 large windows of road base material about 3 ft high running parallel to my track, and upon reaching them, the nose gear ran through one of the windows which forced the aircraft into a skid to the right thus shearing off the right main gear. The aircraft was moving at approximately 15 knots at the time of impact, and after the aircraft stopped, my passenger and I exited the aircraft safely through the crew door.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT APCHING THROUGH RAIN SQUALL LANDS LONG AND ROLLS OFF CLOSED END OF RWY.

Narrative: I DEPARTED KOTZEBUE WITH 1 PAX AND 1301 POUNDS OF CARGO. THE WX WAS VFR WITH SCATTERED CLOUDS AND ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. UPON REACHING THE ARPT, WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, I OVERFLEW TO WARN THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS OF MY INTENTION TO LAND, AS INSTRUCTED IN THE NOTAMS FOR THE ARPT. AS I FLEW OVER THE ARPT I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RAIN SQUALL APCHING FROM THE E BUT WAS NOT CONCERNED AS IT SEEMED ISOLATED TO A SMALL AREA. I ENTERED A DOWNWIND AND SET UP TO LAND IN A NORMAL FASHION. THE APCH CONTINUED NORMALLY UNTIL REACHING L BASE TO FINAL TURN AT WHICH TIME I FLEW INTO A HVY DOWNPOUR OF RAIN. THE RAIN ON THE WINDSCREEN OBSCURED MY VISION TO THE POINT THAT I COULD NOT SEE THE RWY BUT FELT I WOULD FLY OUT OF THE SQUALL AS IT WAS NOT RAINING AT THE ARPT DURING MY FLY OVER. ON 1 MI FINAL IT WAS STILL RAINING HEAVILY AND OBSCURING VISIBILITY FORWARD AND BELOW BUT STILL FELT I WOULD FLY OUT OF THE RAIN, SO I CONTINUED MY APCH. OVER THE NUMBERS I REDUCED PWR TO IDLE, AND ADDED FULL FLAPS. I KNEW I WAS TOO HIGH AT THIS POINT, BUT STILL FELT THE ACFT WOULD TOUCH DOWN WITH ENOUGH RWY REMAINING TO MAKE A FULL STOP. I ALSO FELT THAT THE AREA PAST THE CONES (SEE DRAWING) WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR A OVER RUN IF I NEEDED, SO I CONTINUED. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROX 1000 FT PAST THE THRESHOLD AT APPROX 71 KNOTS IAS. I APPLIED HVY BRAKING, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE REACHING THE CONES AND THE YELLOW X MARKING THE CLOSED PORTION OF THE RWY. AS I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE CONES, I FELT I COULD STEER DOWN THE CENTER PORTION OF THE RWY UNDER CONSTRUCTION THEREFORE AVOIDING ANY DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. HOWEVER, THERE WERE 2 LARGE WINDOWS OF ROAD BASE MATERIAL ABOUT 3 FT HIGH RUNNING PARALLEL TO MY TRACK, AND UPON REACHING THEM, THE NOSE GEAR RAN THROUGH ONE OF THE WINDOWS WHICH FORCED THE ACFT INTO A SKID TO THE R THUS SHEARING OFF THE R MAIN GEAR. THE ACFT WAS MOVING AT APPROX 15 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, AND AFTER THE ACFT STOPPED, MY PAX AND I EXITED THE ACFT SAFELY THROUGH THE CREW DOOR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.