# Accident 19970510009819A: Piper PA28140, Dickinson, ND, May 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1997, 06:45 local time
- Place: Dickinson, ND
- Airport: Dickinson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 46.8804° N, 102.7797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8804&lon=-102.7797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970510009819A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN IT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. (-23) ON MAY 10, 1997, STUDENT PILOT PRACTICING TOUCH & GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 25.  CHANGED TO RUNWAY 32. WIND REPORTED AT 240 AT 15 KTS AT 1233Z.  ACCIDENT AT 1220Z.  GUST LIFTED LEFT WING AND RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND.  AIRCRAFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT SLID OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI97LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA125), May 10, 1997: Piper PA-28-140 (N280TC), Dickinson, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilots failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's runway selection.

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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