# Accident 19970917027019A: Piper PA32R300, Fargo, ND, September 17, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1997, 13:10 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9294° N, 96.8297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9294&lon=-96.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2680Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2680Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970917027019A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR PENETRATED THE RIGHT WING. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1997, AT 1310 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A PIPER PA 32R-300, N2680Q, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT HAD BEEN OPERATING ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PIPESTONE, MN, AT 1200 CDT.

## 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 CHI97LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA294), Sep 17, 1997: Piper PA-32R-300 (N2680Q), Fargo, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance to the runway, while on final approach to land, and failure to attain the proper touchdown point on the runway during the landing. The exposed runway…

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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