# Accident 19980707016249A: Piper PA22, Aurora, OR, July 7, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1998, 15:00 local time
- Place: Aurora, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2310° N, 122.7998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2310&lon=-122.7998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2646A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2646A-2000-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,320 total, 150 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980707016249A

## Narrative

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

EITHER PILOT BELEIVED OTHER ON CONTROLS. PA22 DEPARTED SIDE NARROW STRIP IN TO BUSHES. NOSED OVER. (.4)THE TWO PILOTS ABOARD THE AIRPLANE INTENDED TO TAKEOFF TO THE NORTH FROM A ROUGH, TURF RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT WAS TO HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A FERRY PERMIT, AS THE AIRPLANE WAS OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE PRIVATE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT, WHO HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE, STATED THAT 'WE STARTED THE PLANE UP AND WENT DOWN TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND MADE A U-TURN AND STARTED OUR TAKEOFF.  AS WE POWERED UP (WITH) THE PLANE HEADING DOWN THE RUNWAY WE GRADUALLY WENT JUST A FEW FEET TO THE RIGHT WHERE THE TALL BUSHES WERE AT.  THE GRASS STRIP IS ONLY ABOUT 30 FEET WIDE WITH LITTLE ROOM FOR ERROR.  THE PLANE WAS BOUNCING FROM THE POT HOLES AND WE CLIPPED THE RIGHT WINGTIP MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO BRING (IT) BACK TO THE LEFT.  IT ALL HAPPENED VERY FAST AND BEFORE WE COULD CORRECT IT THE RIGHT GEAR LEG FOUND A DITCH THAT WAS COVERED BY THE BRUSH AND OVER WE WENT.' THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, IN THE RIGHT SEAT, STATED THAT 'WE MADE OUR RUNUP, CHECKED THE CHECKLIST, AND STARTED THE TAKEOFF.  HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY WE WER                                                   E CLOSE TO THE RIGHT EDGE. THE WING TIP HOOKED THE BRUSH AND PULLED US IN AND FLIPPED US UPSIDE DOWN.'  THE FORMER OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE, WHO ALSO OWNED THE AIRSTRIP, STATED THAT WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE, HE ASKED WHAT HAD HAPPENED, AND THE PILOTS RESPONDED THAT EACH HAD THOUGHT THE OTHER PILOT HAD CONTROL.                                                     (-23) ON JULY 07, 1998, AT 1400 PDT, A PIPER PA-22 RECENTLY PURCHASED BY MR. CAREY WEBB AND OPERATED BY MR. WEBB EXPERIENCED LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE TWO PERSONS ONBOARD. THE PIC HOLDS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 527199265, THE RIGHT-SEAT OCCUPANT MR. WILLIAM TAYLOR HOLDS COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 611060 AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE NUMBER 611060. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES EAST OF AURORA, OR. SEE NARRATIVE #SEA98LA126

## 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 SEA98LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA126), Jul 7, 1998: Piper PA-22 (N2646A), Aurora, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Directional control was not maintained by the pilot in command. Factors include rough terrain and hidden obstructions.

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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