| Crash location | 40.705278°N, 94.223611°W |
| Nearest city | Mount Ayr, IA
40.714715°N, 94.235232°W 0.9 miles away |
| Tail number | N6266W |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 20 Sep 2005 |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA-28-140 |
| Additional details: | None |
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.
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.