# Accident 20110316003799A: Piper PA-22-150, South Saint Pau, MN, March 16, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2011, 08:45 local time
- Place: South Saint Pau, MN
- Airport: Fleming Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8572° N, 93.0328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8572&lon=-93.0328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2816Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2816Z-2013-07-10) (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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 80 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110316003799A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFFS. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON THE THIRD TAKE-OFF THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OF CENTERLINE SHORTLY AFTER THE WHEELS DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE THROTTLE WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. HE INADVERTENTLY OPENED THE THROTTLE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN ON THE LEFT HAND SNOW COVERED MEDIAN BETWEEN RUNWAY 16 AND THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER FURTHER LEFT AND THE RIGHT WING DROPPED. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK THE PAPI LOCATED NEAREST THE TAXI-WAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND FLIP ONTO ITS BACK.  THERE ARE THREE TIRE TRACK ENTRY POINTS FROM THE RUNWAY EDGE GRASS INTO THE SNOW-COVERED MEDIAN. THE LEFT TIRE TRACK STOPPED 276 FT LATER WHILE THE NOSE AND RT TIRE TRACK EXTENDED 360 FT, STOPPING AT THE PAPI.   THE PATH OF GROUND TRAVEL WAS DIRECTLY INTO THE WIND WITH THE AIRCRAFT STOPPING INVERTED, ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS PARALLEL WITH THE WIND.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD SIGNIFICANT IMPACT DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, BOTH WING LIFT STRUTS WERE BENT, THE RUDDER UPPER TIP MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, THE SPINNNER AND NOSE BOWL COWLING WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE SLIGHTLY BENT AFT AND THE MIDSPAN OF BOTH HAD IMPACT DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN11CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA236), Mar 16, 2011: Piper PA-22-150 (N2816Z), South St. Paul, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll.

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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