What happened
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(-23) On 09/05/01 at approximately 0900 local time, a PA-28-161, N240ND operated by the university of north dakota and flown by jennifer l. crouse lost directional control upon an attempted landing on rwy 17L at Grand Forks international airport, ND. The flight instructor took the controls after the aircraft ballooned during the flare. The aircraft initially departed the east side of the runway striking a runway light with the right side of the horizontal stabilizer then veered back across the runway at a 45 degree angle coming to rest in a drainage ditch along the west side of 17L approximately 900 feet from touchdown. There were two signatures on the runway where the right wingtip and aileron scraped the surface. Damage to the aircraft consisted of a buckled firewall, bent nose gear, right wing tip and aileron, right side horizontal stabilizer. The winds were down the runway 170 degrees at 17 gust 22 knot. No injuries were reported to the instructor or student.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 09/05/01 AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 LOCAL TIME, A PA-28-161, N240ND OPERATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AND FLOWN BY JENNIFER L. CROUSE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL UPON AN ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RWY 17L AT GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ND. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED DURING THE FLARE. THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY DEPARTED THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER THEN VEERED BACK ACROSS THE RUNWAY AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE COMING TO REST IN A DRAINAGE DITCH ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF 17L APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET FROM TOUCHDOWN. THERE WERE TWO SIGNATURES ON THE RUNWAY WHERE THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND AILERON SCRAPED THE SURFACE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF A BUCKLED FIREWALL, BENT NOSE GEAR, RIGHT WING TIP AND AILERON, RIGHT SIDE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE WINDS WERE DOWN THE RUNWAY 170 DEGREES AT 17 GUST 22 KNOT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO THE INSTRUCTOR OR STUDENT.
NTSB investigation
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