# Accident 19971122034259A: Piper PA22150, Albany, OR, November 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1997, 10:30 local time
- Place: Albany, OR
- Airport: Albany Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3210° N, 122.9791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3210&lon=-122.9791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7528D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7528D-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,535 total, 11 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971122034259A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK FENCE AND TREES ON TAKEOFF ENDED UP IN A CREEK.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (.4) DURING TAKEOFF FROM A TURF RUNWAY WITH WET GRASS, THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE BUT NOT SOON ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DIDN'T FULLY EVALUATE THE DRAG OF THE LONGER THAN USUAL WET GRASS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA98LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA015), Nov 22, 1997: Piper PA-22-150 (N7528D), Newberg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to account for the increased drag on the runway during the preflight planning. Factors were the long, wet grass.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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