Incident Overview
At 1343 Eastern Standard Time, a student pilot contacted approach control and requested landing information. He was advised to continue visual flight rules (VFR) for Runway 31. When he contacted the tower at 1347, the wind was reported from 200 degrees at 13 knots. Tower personnel offered the choice of Runway 31 or Runway 28L; the student selected Runway 31.
Landing Attempt
By the time the student was landing at 1352, the wind had shifted to the south-southeast at 5 to 15 knots. The aircraft was reported to be high and fast on final approach, and it touched down approximately halfway down the runway. The student elected to continue the landing rather than execute a go-around.
Runway Excursion
Unable to stop on the remaining runway, the aircraft departed the departure end of the runway. After leaving the runway, it encountered soft terrain and grass, which caused the nose gear to collapse. The 1350 EST wind observation was from 190 degrees at 5 knots.