Piper PA-22-108 N5031Z

Summary

On 17 December 2005 at about 13:15 local time, a Piper PA-22-108 registered N5031Z was involved in an accident near Toronto, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 December 2005 at 13:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Toronto, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Eddie Dew Memorial Airpark (1G8)

Coordinates

40.4758, -80.6281

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-108

Registration

N5031Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Toronto → Sebring

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI06CA045

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to depart from the snow-covered runway, which resulted in the swerve during takeoff roll and subsequent nose over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane swerved during takeoff roll on a snow-covered runway and subsequently nosed over after dragging its left wingtip. The pilot reported that the turf runway was covered with approximately two inches of "crusted snow." The pilot stated that during the takeoff roll he attempted to follow the tire tracks left in the snow by a previous airplane. The pilot reported that about 75 yards into the takeoff run he decided that the "aircraft was not going to fly." The pilot stated he "was about to close throttle and shut down, when the airplane veered to the left." The airplane subsequently dragged the left wing tip and nosed over. The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented if prior to takeoff he had "inspected the runway surface for degree of snow crusting." The pilot also stated that the runway was "prone to drifting snow in various areas at times."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.