# Accident 20010905027069A: Piper PA28161, Grand Forks, ND, September 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2001, 08:58 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks-Mark Andrews International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 47.9207° N, 97.0699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9207&lon=-97.0699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N240ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N240ND-2010-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010905027069A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI01LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA305), Sep 5, 2001: Piper PA-28-161 (N240ND), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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