# Accident 19981101031039A: Piper PA22150, Mason, MI, November 1, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1998, 11:50 local time
- Place: Mason, MI
- Airport: Mason Jewett Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5208° N, 82.9806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5208&lon=-82.9806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5908D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5908D) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981101031039A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI99LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA017), Nov 1, 1998: Piper PA-22-20-150 (N5908D), Mason, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the pilot not maintaining control of the airplane. A factor in this accident was the pilots lack of total experience in the airplane.

## Other reports on N5908D (1)

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

- [Accident 19920301005129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920301005129A), Mar 1, 1992: Piper PA22150 (N5908D), Medina, OH, Substantial damage. Reported wind gust blew aircraft off runway on landing flare. Touched down in mud and flipped over.

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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