# Accident 20100529035499A: Moe-Pietenp AIRCAMPER A, Early, TX, May 29, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2010, 16:50 local time
- Place: Early, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7894° N, 98.9539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7894&lon=-98.9539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3472, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3472-2017-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moe-Pietenpol AIRCAMPER A (registry code 70401E2, https://openairdocs.org/model/moe-pietenpol-aircamper-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A-65-8 (registry code 17329, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-65-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOE-PIETENP AIRCAMPER A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A-65-8
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,366 total, 15 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100529035499A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 29, 2010, AT 17:45 CDT, N3427, A MOE-PIETENPOL, SERIAL NUMBER 1, HOME BUILT EXPERIMENTAL SINGLE ENGINE CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT AND OWNER, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL IN AN OPEN FIELD NORTH OF EARLY, TEXAS.  THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED THE RANGER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (F23) AT 16:04 CDT FOR A FLIGHT RETURNING TO HIS HOME AIRPORT, THE FLYING S (10SX), A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP LOCATED NORTH OF BROWNWOOD, TEXAS.  HE DID NOT REACH HIS DESTINATION, BUT STOPPED AND REFUELED AT THE SITE OF THE ACCIDENT BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FOR THE FINAL LEG TO 10SX.

## 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 CEN10CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA288), May 29, 2010: Moe-Pietenpol Aircamper A (N3472), Early, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff site.

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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