# Accident 20090405003289A: Piper PA22, North Little R, AR, April 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2009, 16:45 local time
- Place: North Little R, AR
- Airport: North Little Rock Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8331° N, 92.2539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8331&lon=-92.2539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9600D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9600D-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 254 total, 132 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090405003289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 5, 2009, AT 1600 CST A PIPER PA-22, N9600D REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT (KORK) IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPED OVER ON TO IT'S BACK AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE SINGLE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HOWARD COUNTY AIRPORT (M77) IN NASHVILLE ARKANSAS ON APRIL 5, 2009 AT 1600 CST.

## 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 CEN09CA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA237), Apr 5, 2009: Piper PA-22-160 (N9600D), North Little Rock, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during takeoff.

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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