# Accident 20051027031969A: Piper PA12, Brainerd, MN, October 27, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2005, 08:45 local time
- Place: Brainerd, MN
- Airport: Brainerd-Crow Wing Co -Walter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3553° N, 94.1984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brainerd, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3553&lon=-94.1984&mi=10
- Aircraft: CFJVT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,320 total, 3 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051027031969A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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