Sequence of Events
The pilot executed a touch-and-go landing on Runway 20 following a simulated engine-out approach. During the upwind leg, the pilot requested a short approach to land on Runway 32. Air traffic control cleared the flight to land on Runway 32. The airplane was last observed beginning a left crosswind turn.
Subsequently, the airplane impacted brush and cartwheeled across a road. The impact left propeller strike marks on the road surface.
Aftermath
Examination of the propeller revealed that one blade was bent forward, and the tip of the other blade was severed. The severed end exhibited signs of deformation and bending moments forward across the chord of the blade.
The engine was examined and no anomalies were found.
Environmental Factors
The departure from Runway 20, with a left turn toward Runway 32, allows a pilot a view of Long Island Sound and the lights from the shore of Long Island, less than 20 miles away. Runway 32 was not equipped with a Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI) or Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL).