# Accident 20100428032539A: Piper PA-22-150, Fairbanks, AK, April 28, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2010, 16:22 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8153° N, 147.8564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8153&lon=-147.8564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7227D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7227D) (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 PA-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 166 total, 33 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100428032539A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 20L AT FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. HE HAD BEGUN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL,  THE TAIL HAD LIFTED APPROXIMATLEY ONE FOOT OFF THE GROUND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. HE CORRECTED BY APPLY RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT, THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE RUNWAY HEADING NORTH.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. PTRS # AL01201001795

## 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 ANC10CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA033), Apr 29, 2010: Piper PA-22-150 (N7227D), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

## Other reports on N7227D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120415007529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120415007529A), Apr 15, 2012: Piper PA-22-150 (N7227D), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Was on a straight in approach to Fairbanks runway 2R. At the time of landing he did not detect any noticeable crosswinds. Upon…

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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