# Accident 20060412005969A: Piper PA22150, Drayton, ND, April 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2006, 12:00 local time
- Place: Drayton, ND
- Airport: Drayton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6183° N, 97.1758° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6183&lon=-97.1758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2555P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2555P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060412005969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEPART RUNWAY 35 AT DRAYTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WIND CAUGHT THE WIND AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OVER ON ITS BACK. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PROPELLER AND LEFT WING WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI06CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA114), Apr 12, 2006: Piper PA-22-150 (N2555P), Drayton, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. A related factor was the high wind condition.

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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