Accident Details
On September 1, 2024, at approximately 1520 central daylight time, a Diamond DA42 airplane, registration N705JP, sustained substantial damage following a runway overrun at Mandan Regional Airport (Y19), North Dakota. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight was conducted as a personal flight under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
Pilot and Passenger Accounts
The pilot reported departing from Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS) and requesting vectors for the RNAV 31 approach at Y19 from air traffic control. The approach was uneventful, and the pilot estimated touching down about 100 feet past the runway numbers. Attempting to decelerate with constant brake pressure, the pilot found the brakes unresponsive until nearing the end of the runway, when they "slowly got responsive." The pilot noted that a go-around could have been possible but was focused on stopping, calling the inability to stop a "shock." The pilot-rated passenger described the landing as so smooth that he did not notice touchdown until the nose wheel shimmied. He estimated the airplane touched down within the first third of the 4,399-foot runway, with the landing roll seeming normal but deceleration less than expected.
Runway and Damage
The airplane exited the paved runway surface and struck a runway end identifier light (REIL), causing substantial damage to the fuselage. The airport manager examined the runway after the accident and observed visible tire skid marks leading off the runway end.
Data Review
Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) data showed the airplane departed from runway 13 at BIS, climbed to about 4,500 feet mean sea level, and made an approach to runway 31 at Y19. Ground speed at touchdown was approximately 118 knots. Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) data from Y19, recorded five minutes before the accident, indicated wind from 170° at 7 knots.
Post-Accident
The airplane was recovered for further examination.