# Accident 19980713021199A: Piper PA22150, North Pole, AK, July 13, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1998, 21:30 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7700° N, 147.3304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7700&lon=-147.3304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1724P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1724P-2017-04-04) (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 O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 222 total, 52 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980713021199A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC98LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA095), Jul 14, 1998: Piper PA-22 (N1724P), North Pole, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N1724P (1)

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

- [Accident 20000605042149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000605042149A), Jun 5, 2000: Piper PA22150 (N1724P), Gulkana, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On departure from Gulkana runway 32, at an altitude of approximately 200 feet AGL, the engine quit. The pilot initiated emergency procedures and…

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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