# Accident 20090823048929A: Piper PA-22, Tuskegee, AL, August 23, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2009, 12:55 local time
- Place: Tuskegee, AL
- Airport: Moton Field Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4606° N, 85.6800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4606&lon=-85.6800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1415A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1415A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA475](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA475) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090823048929A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 23, 2009, AIRCRAFT N1415A DEPARTED RUNWAY 31 WHILE LANDING AT MOTON FIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (06A) IN TUSKEGEE, ALABAMA. UPON DEPARTURE FROM THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCAFT. THE PILOT RECIEVED MEDICAL CARE FOR MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA09CA475](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA475), Aug 23, 2009: Piper PA-22 (N1415A), Tuskegee, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the aborted landing.

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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