Incident Narrative
Upon arrival at the destination airport, the pilot was unable to establish radio communication with any person and could not visually verify the wind conditions. He therefore decided to fly a left traffic pattern for Runway 3. During the landing flare, the airplane floated, continuing down the runway without touching down. The pilot then executed three bounces. Following the third bounce, he forced the airplane onto the runway and applied maximum braking force. Despite full braking application, the airplane was unable to stop before it departed the departure end of the runway. During the overrun, the nose gear sheared off, and the airplane ultimately nosed over.
Pilot Background
The pilot had accumulated over 25,000 hours of flight time, but only 25 hours were in small general aviation airplanes. He did not hold a single-engine land rating, and he was not operating the airplane under student pilot privileges.
Club Membership
When the pilot approached the flying club for membership, no representative asked about his single-engine land rating, as his background as an airline pilot led to the assumption that he held the necessary ratings. However, the club did require the pilot to complete a proficiency ride before he was permitted to rent aircraft from them.
Weather Conditions
The pilot estimated that the winds were from 210 degrees magnetic at 10 knots at the time of the accident.