What happened
On September 21, 2011, at approximately 20:20 h, a CESSNA 337-G «Skymastrer», registration EC-GDZ, operated by SAETA, was performing a landing at the Beáriz Aerodrome in Ourense, Spain. The aircraft had just completed a one-hour aerial forest fire observation mission with a pilot and an observer on board.
During the approach to runway 17, the pilot encountered a north-northeast wind with a 10-knot tailwind component. The pilot performed a wide base leg and configured the aircraft with full flaps at an indicated airspeed of 80 knots. However, the touchdown was excessively long. Upon realizing the aircraft was traveling too fast, the pilot attempted to execute a go-around but determined it was no longer viable. The pilot subsequently cut the engines and applied the brakes, but the aircraft could not be stopped within the runway limits. The aircraft exited the end of the runway, struck a perimeter fence, and ended up partially submerged in a water reservoir located at the end of the runway.
The aircraft sustained important damage, including damage to the nose landing gear, wing leading edges, and engine cowl flaps. The pilot was uninjured, while the observer sustained minor injuries.