RUSH CITY, MN, USA
N5995D
PIPER PA-22-150
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE WAS TAKING OFF ON RWY 33 WITH THE WIND FROM 280 DEG A 18 GUSTING 25 KTS. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE ACFT WEATHERVANED INTO THE WIND. IT THEN TRAVELED TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY WHERE IT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CONTACTED A DITCH & THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED BEFORE THE ACFT CAME TO REST.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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