Narrative:

I was eager to land at the specified time. After receiving clearance to land while on extended final I elected to increase power to save time. The sun was setting and affected my judgement of the distance and the length of the runway. I realized my approach was fast as I was on short final and by the time I was over the runway I knew I was fast. In the back of my mind I was thinking 'go around' but I thought I had enough runway left. I touched down beyond the halfway point of the runway and the end was coming fast. I applied full brakes and skidded off the end of the runway onto a small patch of grass narrowly missing a fence. There was no visible damage to the plane; but the strut hit a REIL lens cap which had to be replaced. The plane was moved to parking where it was later inspected. There was no damage to the plane. After the event I was very disappointed in myself. I realized my errors almost as they occurred. I should never have strayed from my procedures. 'Get-there-itis' was a major factor for my decision to increase speed when I should have been slowing down. My failure to 'go around' is inexcusable especially with my visibility being affected by the glare of the sun; I should have been ready to do it. I learned the hard way that you get there when you get there and I am thankful that nobody was injured. Procedures are of the utmost importance and if I had not neglected my procedures during landing and if I had followed my procedures and gone around this would never have happened.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNSTABILIZED APCH RESULTS IN RWY EXCURSION FOR C172 PLT.

Narrative: I WAS EAGER TO LAND AT THE SPECIFIED TIME. AFTER RECEIVING CLRNC TO LAND WHILE ON EXTENDED FINAL I ELECTED TO INCREASE PWR TO SAVE TIME. THE SUN WAS SETTING AND AFFECTED MY JUDGEMENT OF THE DISTANCE AND THE LENGTH OF THE RWY. I REALIZED MY APCH WAS FAST AS I WAS ON SHORT FINAL AND BY THE TIME I WAS OVER THE RWY I KNEW I WAS FAST. IN THE BACK OF MY MIND I WAS THINKING 'GAR' BUT I THOUGHT I HAD ENOUGH RWY LEFT. I TOUCHED DOWN BEYOND THE HALFWAY POINT OF THE RWY AND THE END WAS COMING FAST. I APPLIED FULL BRAKES AND SKIDDED OFF THE END OF THE RWY ONTO A SMALL PATCH OF GRASS NARROWLY MISSING A FENCE. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE PLANE; BUT THE STRUT HIT A REIL LENS CAP WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE PLANE WAS MOVED TO PARKING WHERE IT WAS LATER INSPECTED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE PLANE. AFTER THE EVENT I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF. I REALIZED MY ERRORS ALMOST AS THEY OCCURRED. I SHOULD NEVER HAVE STRAYED FROM MY PROCS. 'GET-THERE-ITIS' WAS A MAJOR FACTOR FOR MY DECISION TO INCREASE SPD WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN SLOWING DOWN. MY FAILURE TO 'GAR' IS INEXCUSABLE ESPECIALLY WITH MY VISIBILITY BEING AFFECTED BY THE GLARE OF THE SUN; I SHOULD HAVE BEEN READY TO DO IT. I LEARNED THE HARD WAY THAT YOU GET THERE WHEN YOU GET THERE AND I AM THANKFUL THAT NOBODY WAS INJURED. PROCS ARE OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE AND IF I HAD NOT NEGLECTED MY PROCS DURING LNDG AND IF I HAD FOLLOWED MY PROCS AND GONE AROUND THIS WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.