# Incident 19991116038769I: Piper PA28R201, Crafton, ND, November 16, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1999, 13:45 local time
- Place: Crafton, ND
- Airport: Grafton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N175ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N175ND-2002-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,189 total, 121 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991116038769I

## Narrative

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

ON 11/16/99 AT 1345 CST, A PA-28R-201, N175ND OWNED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORHT DAKOTA AND FLOWN BY MILES JACOBSON LANDED GEAR-UP AT THE GRAFTON, ND AIRPORT. THIS WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WHICH HAD DEPARTED GRAND FORKS, ND APPROXIMATLEY 1 HOUR PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.  THE INSTRUCTOR, MR. JACOBSON HAD REDUCED POWER TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE FAILURE.  THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT BECAME DISTRACTED AND FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR ALTHOUGH BOTH REPORTED THAT THEY HEARD THE "GEAR HORN" DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE OT THE PROPELLER, LEFT FLAP, COWLING ANTENNAS, STEP, KEELS, TAIL TIEDOWN AND FOWARD JACK POINT AND NOSE GEAR DOORS.

## Other reports on N175ND (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020418005699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020418005699I), Apr 18, 2002: Piper PA28R201 (N175ND), Phoenix, AZ. (-23) Pilot reported an electrical fire during the landing phase of the flight. No damage to the aircraft. No injuries to the occupants. During the post…
- [Incident 19990130015429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990130015429I), Jan 30, 1999: Piper PA28R201 (N175ND), Jamestown, ND. (-5) On 01/30/99 at approximately 12:55 CST, a PA-28R-201, N175ND, owned by the university of north dakota and flown by cheng-hsien lian made an emergency…

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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