# NTSB CHI05CA224: Piper PA-28-140, N6266W, Mount Ayr, IA, September 21, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 20, 2005, 19:25 local (Sep 21, 2005, 00:25 UTC) - Place: Mount Ayr, IA - Coordinates: 40.705276, -94.223609 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7053&lon=-94.2236&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 20, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 62568 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI05CA224 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62568/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA224 ## Probable cause The pilot's selection of a wrong runway, and the misjudged distance/speed which resulted in an overrun. Contributing factors were the tailwind, and the ditch. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause) - distance/speed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - roadway/highway - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane sustained substantial damage when it overran the end of runway 35 (2,600 feet by 40 feet, turf). The pilot reported the she had flown for about 10 minutes and returned to land. The pilot attempted to land on runway 35, but "did not feel right" so she performed a go-around. The pilot reported that she landed long on the second landing. She reported, "The wind was pushing me and I released the flaps and grabbed the brakes." The pilot reported that when the airplane overran the runway, she applied full right rudder and right brake to avoid the highway at the departure end of the runway. She reported the airplane hit a "drop off" and the nose gear broke. The propeller dug into the ground and the airplane stopped abruptly. The pilot reported that the winds were from the south at 7 knots. ## Factual narrative On September 20, 2005 at 1925 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N6266W, sustained substantial damage when it overran the end of runway 35 (2,600 feet by 40 feet, turf) at Judge Lewis Field Mount Ayr Municipal Airport (1Y3), Mount Ayr, Iowa. The private pilot received minor injuries, and the passenger was not injured. The 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight departed 1Y3 on a local flight at 1900. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed. The pilot reported the she had flown for about 10 minutes and returned to land at 1Y3. The pilot attempted to land on runway 35 but "did not feel right" so she performed a go-around. The pilot reported that she landed long on the second landing. She reported, "The wind was pushing me and I released the flaps and grabbed the brakes." The pilot reported that when the airplane overran the runway, she applied full right rudder and right brake to avoid the highway at the departure end of the runway. She reported the airplane hit a "drop off" and the nose gear broke. The propeller dug into the ground and the airplane stopped abruptly. The pilot and passenger exited the airplane. The pilot reported that the winds were from the south at 7 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6266W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6266W-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 28-20314, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-140 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-20314 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Robert and Teresa Campbell - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 1Y3, Mount Ayr, IA - Destination: 1Y3 - Airport: 1Y3, Mount Ayr, runway 35 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 120 total, 80 in this make and model, 45 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20050920024569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050920024569A), Sep 20, 2005: Piper PA28140, Mount Ayr, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot initiated a go around on the first approach for a landing;then on the second approach, the pilot landed long, about mid field. The aircraft was… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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