# Incident 19990918038819I: Piper PA28161, Grand Forks, ND, September 18, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1999, 07:49 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks-Mark Andrews International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9196° N, 97.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Forks, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9196&lon=-97.0873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N243ND (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990918038819I

## Narrative

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

ON 09/18/99 AT 0749 LOCAL TIME, A PA-28-161, N243ND, OWNED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AND FLOWN BY JOHN RUDLOPH EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE CONDUCTING TOUGH AND GO LANDINGS AT GRAND FORKS, ND. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR OR STUDENT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIWAY 2 SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT BOUNDRY.  MINOR DAMAGE CONSISTING OF A BROKEN NAVIGATION LIGHT AND STROBE LIGHT ON THE RIGHT WINGTIP AS IT HIT A STATIONARY CAR.  PRIOR TO THE ENGINE STOPPAGE THE STUDENT HAD SWITCHED FUEL TANKS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                              MAINTENANCE PERSONEL COULD NOT DUPLICATE AND AIRCRAFT WAS REUTRNED TO SERVICE AFTER INSPECTION AND TEST FLIGHT.

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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