Landing Gear Separation During Short Runway Touchdown

Incident Overview and Damage Assessment During a landing, the pilot reported that the aircraft touched down short of the runway threshold. As the landing gear made contact with the edge of the paved runway, the right main landing gear separated from the airplane. The incident resulted in substantial damage to the right main wing spar. The pilot also noted the presence of 1 to 2 foot tall snow piles at the approach end of the runway. No specific aircraft type, registration, date, operator, or location was provided in the source material, and no probable cause was stated. The available facts are limited to the pilot's report regarding the touchdown position, the separation of the right main landing gear, the resulting structural damage, and the observed snow conditions at the runway approach end.