# Accident 20120526010359A: Piper PA-22-150, Greenfield, IN, May 26, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2012, 07:03 local time
- Place: Greenfield, IN
- Airport: Pope Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7903° N, 85.7361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7903&lon=-85.7361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9815D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9815D-2021-01-11) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 849 total, 198 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120526010359A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 18 (GRASS RUNWAY) FOR A VFR CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO COLUMBUS, INDIANA.  THE  PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE TACHOMETER INDICATED 2400-2500 RPM AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF, THE AIRSPEED INDICATED 60 MPH.  THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY ACCELERATES TO 80 MPH ONCE AIRBORNE.  HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACCELERATE TO 80 MPH AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING WELL.  A WITNESS ON THE GROUND AND THE PASSENGERS ALL STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BARELY CLEARED POWERLINES ON THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING AND ACCELERATING HE LOWERED THE NOSE IN ORDER TO PREVENT STALLING THE AIRCRAFT.  AS A RESULT, HE DECIDED TO FLY IT INTO THE TREES INSTEAD OF INDUCING A STALL.  THE WITNESS ON THE GROUND CONFIRMED THIS WHEN HE STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE TREES.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TREE LINE APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET SOUTH OF THE FIELD.  IT WAS FOUND RESTING ON ITS RIGHT SIDE FACING EAST.

## 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 CEN12LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA332), May 26, 2012: Piper PA-22-150 (N9815D), Greenfield, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons 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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