# Accident 20160702013629A: Piper PA-22-160, Harrisonburg, VA, July 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2016, 18:50 local time
- Place: Harrisonburg, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4983° N, 78.8931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4983&lon=-78.8931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8130D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8130D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (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-22-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,220 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160702013629A

## Narrative

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

ON 2 JULY, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900, A PIPER PA-22 (N8130D) ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM A GRASS AIRSTRIP IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY VA.  AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED DOWN THE RUNWAY AT THE TOP OF THE HILL, THE PLANE CAUGHT A GUST OF WIND ON THE LEFT SIDE CAUSING IT TO GO AIRBORNE.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CATCHING A FENCE POST.  THE PILOT TRIED TO GET THE PLANE BACK ON THE RUNWAY, BUT RAN OUT OF ROOM, SO HE TURNED THE PLANE LEFT TOWARD THE OPEN FIELD.  THE PLANE HIT THE GROUND, AND SKIDDED INTO A TREE.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  AT THAT TIME THE STATE POLICE AND FAA WERE NOTIFIED.

## 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 ERA16CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA239), Jul 2, 2016: Piper PA 22-160 (N8130D), Harrisonburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions.

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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