# Accident 20260605007649A: Piper PA-22-108, Westminster, MD, June 5, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2026, 11:00 local time
- Place: Westminster, MD
- Airport: Carroll County Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4670° N, 77.0174° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4670&lon=-77.0174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5081Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5081Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-108
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,120 total, 135 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260605007649A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN ROTATED THE AIRCRAFT AT ABOUT 60 MPH. THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY AND ABRUPTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT.

ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IS A SOLID TERRAIN WALL ABOUT 8 FEET HIGH.  THE AIRCRAFT TURNED FAR ENOUGH TO THE LEFT (180 DEGREES) THAT THE RIGHT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE TERRAIN WALL. THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINED DAMAGE.

THE PROPELLER HAD GREEN GRASS STAINS ON IT.  THE AIRMAN SAID THE GRASS IS TALL IN THAT AREA AND THE PROPELLER WENT THROUGH THE GRASS BUT DID NOT CONTACT THE GROUND OR THE TERRAIN WALL.

## 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 ERA26LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA240), Jun 5, 2026: Piper PA-22-108 (N5081Z), Westminster, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N5081Z (2)

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

- [Incident 19921022046879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921022046879I), Oct 22, 1992: Piper PA22108 (N5081Z), Minerva, OH, Minor damage. Engine lost power on climb. Forced landed in plowed field. Aircraft flipped over.
- [Accident 19780606017779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780606017779A), Jun 6, 1978: Piper PA22 (N5081Z), Fraser, MI, Substantial damage. Hit hangar & parked acft trella T-19,N3089,& PA-28,N5825U.

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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