Before landing, the pilot circled the 2,500 feet landing strip
several times to check on surface conditions and decide oh his
landing direction. There was no wind and after observing another
aircraft make a landing into the south east, the pilot made a left
circuit and approached in the same direction. The approach path was
steeper than normal and made at a speed in excess of that
recommended for approach at the existing aircraft weight. After
floating for some distance, the aircraft did not decelerate as
quickly as he expected. When he became aware that the aircraft was
not going to stop within the confines of the strip he turned to
starboard slightly, towards what appeared to be an extension of the
strip. It became obvious that this area also was inadequate and the
pilot then turned the aircraft to port. As the boundary of the
cleared area was reached, and at a speed of some 10 knots, the
starboard wheel entered a depression and the undercarriage unit was
torn from the aircraft.
