# Accident 20050905020709A: Piper PA22, Mc Call, ID, September 5, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2005, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mc Call, ID
- Airport: Mc Call
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8897° N, 116.1014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8897&lon=-116.1014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8276C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8276C-2008-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050905020709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT THE POWER AND ACCELERATION WERE NORMAL DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB VERY WELL. PILOT STATED THAT HE TURNED INTO THE WIND TO GET EXTRA LIFT. THE WIND WAS A RIGHT CROSS WIND OF ABOUT TEN KNOTS AND ABOUT 70 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY HEADING. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE AND FLIPPED OVER INTO A SOFT FIELD. THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT OR NEAR GRASS WEIGHT. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 6800 FEET.

## 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 SEA05CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA186), Sep 5, 2005: Piper PA-22 (20) (N8276C), McCall, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during takeoff. A wire fence was a factor in the accident.

## Other reports on N8276C (3)

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

- [Incident 19961217042889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961217042889I), Dec 17, 1996: Piper PA22 (N8276C), Arlington, WA, Minor damage. On rollout changed taxiways. Added power. Swerved left. Unable correct left runway. Hit ditch. Folded right gear.
- [Accident 19950402009289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950402009289A), Apr 2, 1995: Piper PA22 (N8276C), Klamath Falls, OR, Substantial damage. Lost directional control when tail came up on intial takeoff roll. Ground looped to left. P factor contributed.
- [Accident 19790128001779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790128001779A), Jan 28, 1979: Piper PA22 (N8276C), Defur, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot undershot on landing. Hit 20 feet short of runway. Pilot had an expired student pilot certificate.

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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