C182 PLT INTENTIONALLY LANDED LONG; BUT TOUCHED DOWN WITH INSUFFICIENT RWY REMAINING AND STRUCK RWY THRESHOLD LIGHT.

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I WAS PIC OF A C182. TWR CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 5R (A 7500 FT RWY). THE TWR ALSO SUGGESTED A LONG LNDG TO REDUCE TAXI TIME; WHICH I ACCEPTED. I CONTINUED MY APCH TO RWY 5R; ADDED 10 DEG FLAPS; CAME DOWN INTO GND EFFECT AND MAINTAINED 5 FT (APPROX) ABOVE THE RWY. I CONTINUED DOWN THE RWY UNTIL WHAT I THOUGHT WAS AN APPROPRIATE POS TO PULL PWR TO IDLE AND TOUCHDOWN. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN; I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND IN CONTINUING MY SCAN OUTSIDE AFTER THE NOSE TOUCHED THE RWY; REALIZED THE RWY END THRESHOLD LIGHTS WERE CLOSER THAN EXPECTED. I APPLIED HEAVIER BRAKING BUT WAS CAREFUL NOT TO LOCK THE BRAKES. I KNEW I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP BEFORE THE LIGHTS; SO I MAINTAINED ACFT CTL AND GUIDED THE ACFT NOSE BTWN 2 OF THE LIGHTS SO AS TO MINIMIZE ACFT DAMAGE; IE; PROP IMPACT AND SUBSEQUENT ENG TEARDOWN COSTS. AS I TRAVELED THROUGH THE LIGHTS I FELT THE ACFT HIT A LIGHT. THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP 10-15 FT BEYOND THE LIGHTS. I SHUT DOWN THE ACFT; MADE A QUICK INSPECTION AND FOUND I COULD TAXI SAFELY TO THE RAMP. WE GOT CLRNC FROM THE TWR TO TAXI TO THE RAMP WHERE WE WERE MET BY ARPT OPS. THEY INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THE ONLY THING WE COULD FIGURE IS THAT THE L MAIN TIRE OR ONE OF THE TIRES MADE A DIRECT HIT ON THE LIGHT. NONE OF THE DEBRIS FROM THE IMPACT HIT THE ACFT. THE PROB AROSE BECAUSE I ACCEPTED A CLRNC TO LAND LONG AND I BELIEVE I MISJUDGED MY TOUCHDOWN POINT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS MAY HAVE BEEN FATIGUE; FOR I JUST COMPLETED A 2 HR FLT AT 1000 FT AGL DOING A LAKE PATROL FLT AND IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE. ALSO; I BELIEVE NOW THAT FLYING LOW OVER THE RWY LIKE I DID IS NOT ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA SINCE YOU MAY NOT HAVE A GOOD VIEW OF THE RWY END. I DO NOT PLAN ON LNDG LONG AGAIN. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE CAUSED ANY ACFT DAMAGE AND THE BEST PART IS THAT THE FAA SAYS THERE WILL NOT BE ANY ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST ME; AT LEAST THAT IS WHY I AM SUBMITTING THIS NASA FORM. MY CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THE FUTURE IS TO GET SOME DUAL INSTRUCTION AND I ALSO PLAN ON GIVING A PLT SAFETY SEMINAR FOR THE ORGANIZATION I AM WITH. THE OTHER ITEM I WOULD LIKE TO ADD IS THAT IS THAT AT NO TIME WAS THE SAFETY OF MY CREW AT RISK. I MAINTAINED POSITIVE CTL OF THE ACFT AT ALL TIMES DURING THE SIT. I WILL NOT LET THIS INCIDENT OCCUR AGAIN.