# Accident 20010522010859A: Piper PA22150, Sunriver, OR, May 22, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2001, 18:10 local time
- Place: Sunriver, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8297° N, 121.4891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8297&lon=-121.4891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7815D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7815D-2001-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010522010859A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON MAY 22, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 1810 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-22-150, N7815D, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP SEVEN MILES SOUTHWEST OF SUNRIVER, OREGON. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT REPORTED TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR FROM THE PORTLAND, OREGON, FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH LIFT TO CLEAR TREES OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. (-23) ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF OFF OF FOREST SERVICE AIRSTRIP.  PERFORMED MID-FIELD TAKEOFF.  COULD NOT CLEAR 80-FOOT TREES. PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF POWER AND HIT TREES 80 FEET IN AIR.  FIELD ELEVATION 4,230 FEET, TEMPERATURE 90 DEGREES PLUS, PERFORMED MID-FIELD TAKEOFF WITH FULL FUEL AND PASSENGER AND HIGH-DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 SEA01LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA101), May 23, 2001: Piper PA-22-150 (N7815D), Sunriver, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during initial climb. Trees were a factor.

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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