# NTSB CHI06CA114: Piper PA-22-150, N2555P, Drayton, ND, April 12, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 12, 2006, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Drayton, ND - Coordinates: 48.618331, -97.175834 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6183&lon=-97.1758&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 31, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 63649 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI06CA114 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63649/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA114 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. A related factor was the high wind condition. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The tailwheel airplane, piloted by a student pilot, veered off runway 35 during takeoff after the wind lifted the wing of the airplane. Recorded winds, 12 nautical miles northeast of the accident airport, were 290 degrees at 21 knots with gusts of 25 knots. There was no record of a student pilot endorsement for solo flight. ## Factual narrative On April 12, 2006, at 1200 central daylight time, a Piper PA-22-150, N2555P, owned and piloted by a student pilot, received substantial damage on impact with terrain during takeoff when the airplane veered off runway 35 (2,600 feet by 60 feet) at Drayton Municipal Airport (D29), Drayton, North Dakota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot was uninjured. The flight was departing at the time of the accident and was returning to Hallock Municipal Airport (HCO), Hallock, Minnesota. The pilot stated that the wind lifted the wing but by the time he was able to get the wing lowered, the airplane skidded off the eastern edge of the runway. The HCO Automated Weather Observing System, located 12 nautical miles northeast of D29, recorded at 1156, wind 290 degrees at 21 knots with gusts of 25 knots. According to the on-scene Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the pilot stated that his wallet containing his airman medical certificate fell into the water at the accident site, and the pilot had no idea if it had a current student solo endorsement. When the pilot was asked who his instructor was, he responded by saying that he did not remember. The last entry in the pilot's logbook was dated January 27, 2006, with the following entry: "intro to multiengine." The two previous entries were dated June 26, 2004, and July 18, 2003. The logbook did not contain a current student solo endorsement. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2555P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2555P), registered now, S/N 22-2889, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-22-150 - Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 22-2889 - Engines: Textron Lycoming O-320 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Pilot - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: HCO, Hallock, MN - Destination: D29, Drayton, ND ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; student; medical: class 3; flight hours: 35 total, 20 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20060412005969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060412005969A), Apr 12, 2006: Piper PA22150, Drayton, ND, Substantial damage. (-23) The student pilot was attempting to depart runway 35 at Drayton Municipal Airport. The pilot stated that the wind caught the wind and the aircraft was… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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