# Accident 20051217032249A: Piper PA22108, Toronto, OH, December 17, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2005, 08:15 local time
- Place: Toronto, OH
- Airport: Eddie Dew Memorial Airpark Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4758° N, 80.6281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4758&lon=-80.6281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5031Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5031Z-2006-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051217032249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/17/05, AT 0815L AIRCRAFT N5031Z BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 34 OUT OF 1G8. RUNWAY 34 IS A GRASS STRIP AND WAS COVERED WITH APPROX 5" OF SNOW. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AIRPLANE BECAME BOGGED DOWN IN SNOW AND NOSED OVER UPSIDE DOWN. NO INJURIES TO PILOT. BOTH WINGS RECEIVED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI06CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA045), Dec 17, 2005: Piper PA-22-108 (N5031Z), Toronto, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to depart from the snow-covered runway, which resulted in the swerve during takeoff roll and subsequent nose 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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