20051027031969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA12 · Brainerd, MN · October 27, 2005

Date
October 27, 2005 · 08:45 local
Place
Brainerd, MN
Airport
Brainerd-Crow Wing Co -Walter
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CFJVT
Reported as
Piper PA12
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,320 total3 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated that he was taking off at Brainerd, MN (brd) on runway 12 and during the take off roll, the pilot stated that after the tail wheel had left the ground, he inadvertantly depressed the right wheel heel brake resulting in the aircraft's right Wing tip striking the ground allowing the aircraft to pivot around it's vertical axis. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the right Wing forward and aft spar. Weather reported by pnm afss via ASOS located on the field - speci kbrd 271344Z auto 00000KT 1 3/4 sm br clr M01/M01 a 3030 rmk a 02 METAR kbrd 271353Z auto 00000KT 1 3/4 sm br clr 00/M01 A3030 rmk a 02. The ASOS location is at the approach end of runway 23/05 which is over 1 mile from the take off point and is in a low area of the airport surrounded by a swamp. Pilot and witnesses stated that the weather for runway 12/30 was light wind and clear of clouds and unlimited visibility.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS TAKING OFF AT BRAINERD, MN (BRD) ON RUNWAY 12 AND DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL, THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE TAIL WHEEL HAD LEFT THE GROUND, HE INADVERTANTLY DEPRESSED THE RIGHT WHEEL HEEL BRAKE RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING TIP STRIKING THE GROUND ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO PIVOT AROUND IT'S VERTICAL AXIS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING FORWARD AND AFT SPAR. WEATHER REPORTED BY PNM AFSS VIA ASOS LOCATED ON THE FIELD - SPECI KBRD 271344Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/4 SM BR CLR M01/M01 A 3030 RMK A 02 METAR KBRD 271353Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/4 SM BR CLR 00/M01 A3030 RMK A 02. THE ASOS LOCATION IS AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 23/05 WHICH IS OVER 1 MILE FROM THE TAKE OFF POINT AND IS IN A LOW AREA OF THE AIRPORT SURROUNDED BY A SWAMP. PILOT AND WITNESSES STATED THAT THE WEATHER FOR RUNWAY 12/30 WAS LIGHT WIND AND CLEAR OF CLOUDS AND UNLIMITED VISIBILITY.