# Accident 19960213001669A: Piper PA28161, Warren, MN, February 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1996, 14:10 local time
- Place: Warren, MN
- Airport: Warren Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OG5R
- Location: 48.1893° N, 96.7606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1893&lon=-96.7606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N145ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N145ND-2007-12-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 485 total, 390 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960213001669A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI96LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA087), Feb 13, 1996: Piper PA-28-161 (N145ND), Warren, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the dual student's failure to maintain a proper glidepath and inadequate supervision by the instructor.

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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