Narrative:

After an early morning (XA00) flight, a long day of sitting around an unfamiliar airport, and a return trip home, I found my next student waiting for me and ready to go. He had brought his 2 children and wanted to practice lndgs and visit the kids' mother at the airport closest to her home. My student pre-flted the plane while I looked on my charts for the airport that my student had already told his wife to meet us. We only had the plane for a short time and we were rushed to leave. The flight proceeded normally. With my student flying, I calculated the takeoff and landing distances for the airplane and checked the length of the airport -- within limits, no problem. We found the airport and entered the pattern to the runway in use. The final approach was facing directly into the sun, making it difficult to see and to judge distances. With the student flying, the first approach was fast and high. I made him go around. The second approach was better, but he was still slightly fast. I let him proceed, he touched down fast and long, and did not apply brakes immediately. I took control of the plane and decided against a go around due to obstacles at the departure end of the runway. With maximum braking applied, insufficient runway remained to stop. The plane skidded off the end of the runway and into a ditch at the end. To prevent this from happening to someone else, I would suggest that no matter how rushed you are to get to your destination, be sure to take the time to discuss the specifics about the airport. I knew from the numbers that the runway was short, but without a briefing before the plane ever left the ground there was no way for my student to realize that this airport was way different from what he was used to and that there was no room for error. No matter how rushed you are, take the time to discuss the flight before you leave the ground. Go through each maneuver and talk about procedures so you don't have to be thinking about them on final approach and so both people in the front seat know exactly what you are trying to accomplish. As it turns out, this airport has one of the shortest runways in the state. It has a history of runway overruns, and had we done a little talking before the flight, the whole thing could have been prevented. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the instructor was flying a piper warrior and he was allowing his student to attempt a landing at marlboro airport in matawan, nj. The aircraft received minor damage and after a mechanic did repairs the same instructor flew the aircraft to its home base. There were no injuries. The FAA required the instructor to take a written examination and a flight check.

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Title: RWY EXCURSION. INSTRUCTOR ALLOWS A STUDENT PLT TO LAND LONG AND FAST AND THE ACFT RUNS OFF THE END OF THE RWY.

Narrative: AFTER AN EARLY MORNING (XA00) FLT, A LONG DAY OF SITTING AROUND AN UNFAMILIAR ARPT, AND A RETURN TRIP HOME, I FOUND MY NEXT STUDENT WAITING FOR ME AND READY TO GO. HE HAD BROUGHT HIS 2 CHILDREN AND WANTED TO PRACTICE LNDGS AND VISIT THE KIDS' MOTHER AT THE ARPT CLOSEST TO HER HOME. MY STUDENT PRE-FLTED THE PLANE WHILE I LOOKED ON MY CHARTS FOR THE ARPT THAT MY STUDENT HAD ALREADY TOLD HIS WIFE TO MEET US. WE ONLY HAD THE PLANE FOR A SHORT TIME AND WE WERE RUSHED TO LEAVE. THE FLT PROCEEDED NORMALLY. WITH MY STUDENT FLYING, I CALCULATED THE TKOF AND LNDG DISTANCES FOR THE AIRPLANE AND CHKED THE LENGTH OF THE ARPT -- WITHIN LIMITS, NO PROB. WE FOUND THE ARPT AND ENTERED THE PATTERN TO THE RWY IN USE. THE FINAL APCH WAS FACING DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AND TO JUDGE DISTANCES. WITH THE STUDENT FLYING, THE FIRST APCH WAS FAST AND HIGH. I MADE HIM GAR. THE SECOND APCH WAS BETTER, BUT HE WAS STILL SLIGHTLY FAST. I LET HIM PROCEED, HE TOUCHED DOWN FAST AND LONG, AND DID NOT APPLY BRAKES IMMEDIATELY. I TOOK CTL OF THE PLANE AND DECIDED AGAINST A GAR DUE TO OBSTACLES AT THE DEP END OF THE RWY. WITH MAX BRAKING APPLIED, INSUFFICIENT RWY REMAINED TO STOP. THE PLANE SKIDDED OFF THE END OF THE RWY AND INTO A DITCH AT THE END. TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT NO MATTER HOW RUSHED YOU ARE TO GET TO YOUR DEST, BE SURE TO TAKE THE TIME TO DISCUSS THE SPECIFICS ABOUT THE ARPT. I KNEW FROM THE NUMBERS THAT THE RWY WAS SHORT, BUT WITHOUT A BRIEFING BEFORE THE PLANE EVER LEFT THE GND THERE WAS NO WAY FOR MY STUDENT TO REALIZE THAT THIS ARPT WAS WAY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT HE WAS USED TO AND THAT THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR ERROR. NO MATTER HOW RUSHED YOU ARE, TAKE THE TIME TO DISCUSS THE FLT BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE GND. GO THROUGH EACH MANEUVER AND TALK ABOUT PROCS SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THINKING ABOUT THEM ON FINAL APCH AND SO BOTH PEOPLE IN THE FRONT SEAT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. AS IT TURNS OUT, THIS ARPT HAS ONE OF THE SHORTEST RWYS IN THE STATE. IT HAS A HISTORY OF RWY OVERRUNS, AND HAD WE DONE A LITTLE TALKING BEFORE THE FLT, THE WHOLE THING COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE INSTRUCTOR WAS FLYING A PIPER WARRIOR AND HE WAS ALLOWING HIS STUDENT TO ATTEMPT A LNDG AT MARLBORO ARPT IN MATAWAN, NJ. THE ACFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND AFTER A MECH DID REPAIRS THE SAME INSTRUCTOR FLEW THE ACFT TO ITS HOME BASE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAA REQUIRED THE INSTRUCTOR TO TAKE A WRITTEN EXAMINATION AND A FLT CHK.

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.