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FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · North Pole, AK · July 13, 1998

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Date
July 13, 1998 · 21:30 local
Place
North Pole, AK
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1724P
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC98LA095
Reported as
Piper PA22150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
222 total52 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N1724PRegistration cancelled Apr 4, 2017 · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-2514 · Built 1954Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Veered left on narrow strip on take off. Went into brush and trees. Damaged gear wings and fuselage. The certificated private pilot, and a passenger were departing a private airstrip in a tailwheel equipped airplane. During the takeoff roll, the airplane's left main tire entered a rut, and veered to the left. The left main tire then entered an area of tall grass located along the left edge of the airstrip. The left wingtip then struck a tree. The airplane pivoted about 180 degrees to the left, and the right main landing gear collapsed. The right wing, and the right elevator, struck the ground. The airplane received additional damage to the tailwheel assembly, the fuselage, and the propeller. (-23) Mr. Mohrmann attempted a takeoff on a narrow grass strip. During the takeoff roll, the airplane veered to the left, and the left main tire entered an area of tall grass and brush along the left edge of the airstrip. The left wingtip struck two trees. The airplane pivoted about 180 degrees to the left, and the right main landing gear collapsed. The right wing, and the right elevator, struck the ground. The airplane received additional damage to the tailwheel assembly and the fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

VEERED LEFT ON NARROW STRIP ON TAKE OFF. WENT INTO BRUSH AND TREES. DAMAGED GEAR WINGS AND FUSELAGE. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, AND A PASSENGER WERE DEPARTING A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN A TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT MAIN TIRE ENTERED A RUT, AND VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT MAIN TIRE THEN ENTERED AN AREA OF TALL GRASS LOCATED ALONG THE LEFT EDGE OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE LEFT WINGTIP THEN STRUCK A TREE. THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED ABOUT 180 DEGREES TO THE LEFT, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE RIGHT WING, AND THE RIGHT ELEVATOR, STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY, THE FUSELAGE, AND THE PROPELLER. (-23) MR. MOHRMANN ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF ON A NARROW GRASS STRIP. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND THE LEFT MAIN TIRE ENTERED AN AREA OF TALL GRASS AND BRUSH ALONG THE LEFT EDGE OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK TWO TREES. THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED ABOUT 180 DEGREES TO THE LEFT, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE RIGHT WING, AND THE RIGHT ELEVATOR, STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY AND THE FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC98LA095Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth Pole, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable runway terrain for takeoff, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors in the accident were uneven/rutted terrain, and high vegetation along the runway edge.Jul 14, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1724P · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20000605042149AForced/Precautionary Landing · Gulkana, AK(-23) On departure from Gulkana runway 32, at an altitude of approximately 200 feet AGL, the engine quit. The pilot initiated emergency procedures and maneuvered to land ahead on the highway. Highway traffic forced a decision to land short of the highway in…Jun 5, 2000 · Substantial damage