19960213001669A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Warren, MN · February 13, 1996

Date
February 13, 1996 · 14:10 local
Place
Warren, MN
Airport
Warren Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
OG5R
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N145ND
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI96LA087
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
485 total390 in this make and model78 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: flight instructor, nicole m. anderson, did not react to the student pilot, dennis r. tomaszewski, being too low to accomplish the touch and go. privacy data omitted Description of occurrence and injuries: aircraft N145ND departed grand forks airport at 1300 on 2-13-96. It flew to Warren, MN, to practice touch and goes. They had done four touch and goes, having a right crosswind at about ten knots with light chop. On the fifth touch and go they were practicing a no-flap landing, with approximately 1 mile final. On the final for #30 Warren, they were on the 70KIAS landing speed. They hit a 4 foot snow bank. They damaged the propeller, fire wall and engine mounts. Upon impact the nose gear broke off along with right landing gear and the right wing was damaged. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, NICOLE M. ANDERSON, DID NOT REACT TO THE STUDENT PILOT, DENNIS R. TOMASZEWSKI, BEING TOO LOW TO ACCOMPLISH THE TOUCH AND GO. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DESCRIPTION OF OCCURRENCE AND INJURIES: AIRCRAFT N145ND DEPARTED GRAND FORKS AIRPORT AT 1300 ON 2-13-96. IT FLEW TO WARREN, MN, TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GOES. THEY HAD DONE FOUR TOUCH AND GOES, HAVING A RIGHT CROSSWIND AT ABOUT TEN KNOTS WITH LIGHT CHOP. ON THE FIFTH TOUCH AND GO THEY WERE PRACTICING A NO-FLAP LANDING, WITH APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FINAL. ON THE FINAL FOR #30 WARREN, THEY WERE ON THE 70KIAS LANDING SPEED. THEY HIT A 4 FOOT SNOW BANK. THEY DAMAGED THE PROPELLER, FIRE WALL AND ENGINE MOUNTS. UPON IMPACT THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF ALONG WITH RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND THE RIGHT WING WAS DAMAGED. NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.