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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Albuquerque, NM · March 19, 1995

Date: March 19, 1995 · 15:40 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Airport: Coronado Airport
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2437P
Reported as: Piper PA22150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 240 total219 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N2437PRegistration cancelled Mar 5, 1997 · Piper PA-22-150S/N 222808 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot stated that during take-off, it appeared that the aircraft was lifting on ground affect and was not gaining altitude and was not sure if it was due to loss of engine (pilot stated engine RPM was at 2400) power or if it was due to a downdraft. He decided to abort the take-off and applied the brakes which initially grabbed then failed. He then stated that he had to ground loop the aircraft to keep from running off the end of the runway. The aircraft went up on its nose and flipped upside down causing minor damage to the aircraft. No injury to the pilot. Substantial damage to the aircraft was later done during the recovery process.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT DURING TAKE-OFF, IT APPEARED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTING ON GROUND AFFECT AND WAS NOT GAINING ALTITUDE AND WAS NOT SURE IF IT WAS DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE (PILOT STATED ENGINE RPM WAS AT 2400) POWER OR IF IT WAS DUE TO A DOWNDRAFT. HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKE-OFF AND APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH INITIALLY GRABBED THEN FAILED. HE THEN STATED THAT HE HAD TO GROUND LOOP THE AIRCRAFT TO KEEP FROM RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON ITS NOSE AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURY TO THE PILOT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LATER DONE DURING THE RECOVERY PROCESS.