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FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Mason, MI · November 1, 1998

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Date
November 1, 1998 · 11:50 local
Place
Mason, MI
Airport
Mason Jewett Field Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5908D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI99LA017
Reported as
Piper PA22150
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N5908DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-4570 · Built 1956Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Loss directional control on takeoff from rwy 9, 10 knot crosswind, acft ground looped. (.19)on November 1, 1998, at 1200 eastern standard time (EST), a Piper PA-22-20-150, N5908D, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damged during a ground loop event that occurred while on the initial takeoff roll. The airplane was taking off on runway 09 (3,503' x 75') at the Mason-Jewett field, Mason, Michigan. Visual meterorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was on operating on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger reported no injuries. The flight was departing Mason, Michigan, at 1200 EST. The pilot said the airplane began yawing to the right as he brought it onto its main gear for takeoff. He said he corrected with left rudder and the airplane yawed rapidly to the left and ground looped. The pilot said he may have applied to much right rudder as he brought the airplane onto its main landing gear. According to the pilot, he had between 10 and 20 hours in the accident airplane. He said he had about 255-hours in a homebuilt tail wheel airplane that was about the same size as the accident airplane. He said the experime ntal airplane had a 70-HP engine on it. The pilot said he had about 1-hour of dual in the accident airplane before flying it as pilot-in-command. (-23) pilot was unable to maintain directional control during takeoff on runway 9. Wind was 030 degrees at 8 knots. The nose swung left and right several times before pilot aborted takeoff. Airplane ran off runway to left. Right wing, right main landing gear wheel pant and right horizontal stabilizer damaged in impact with ground. Wing and stabilizer were bent upward. Airplane came to rest upright and facing west. Pilot taxiied back to hangar.

As the FAA filed it

LOSS DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF FROM RWY 9, 10 KNOT CROSSWIND, ACFT GROUND LOOPED. (.19)ON NOVEMBER 1, 1998, AT 1200 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), A PIPER PA-22-20-150, N5908D, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMGED DURING A GROUND LOOP EVENT THAT OCCURRED WHILE ON THE INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL. THE AIRPLANE WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 09 (3,503' X 75') AT THE MASON-JEWETT FIELD, MASON, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEROROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS ON OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING MASON, MICHIGAN, AT 1200 EST. THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE BEGAN YAWING TO THE RIGHT AS HE BROUGHT IT ONTO ITS MAIN GEAR FOR TAKEOFF. HE SAID HE CORRECTED WITH LEFT RUDDER AND THE AIRPLANE YAWED RAPIDLY TO THE LEFT AND GROUND LOOPED. THE PILOT SAID HE MAY HAVE APPLIED TO MUCH RIGHT RUDDER AS HE BROUGHT THE AIRPLANE ONTO ITS MAIN LANDING GEAR. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD BETWEEN 10 AND 20 HOURS IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE. HE SAID HE HAD ABOUT 255-HOURS IN A HOMEBUILT TAIL WHEEL AIRPLANE THAT WAS ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE. HE SAID THE EXPERIME NTAL AIRPLANE HAD A 70-HP ENGINE ON IT. THE PILOT SAID HE HAD ABOUT 1-HOUR OF DUAL IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE BEFORE FLYING IT AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND. (-23) PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 9. WIND WAS 030 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. THE NOSE SWUNG LEFT AND RIGHT SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF. AIRPLANE RAN OFF RUNWAY TO LEFT. RIGHT WING, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL PANT AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DAMAGED IN IMPACT WITH GROUND. WING AND STABILIZER WERE BENT UPWARD.AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT AND FACING WEST. PILOT TAXIIED BACK TO HANGAR.

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 CHI99LA017Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMason, MIwas the pilot not maintaining control of the airplane. A factor in this accident was the pilots lack of total experience in the airplane.Nov 1, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5908D · 1

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

Accident 19920301005129ALevel Off Touchdown · Medina, OHReported wind gust blew aircraft off runway on landing flare. Touched down in mud and flipped over.Mar 1, 1992 · Substantial damage