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FAA incident report · Bbavia 8KCAB · Grand Forks, ND · November 8, 2001

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Date
November 8, 2001 · 09:32 local
Place
Grand Forks, ND
Airport
Grand Forks-Mark Andrews International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N68ND
Reported as
Bbavia 8KCAB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
914 total24 in this make and model88 in the last 90 days
N68NDRegistered now · American Champion 8KCABS/N 668-92 · Built 1992Airframe modelAmerican Champion 8KCABEngine modelLycoming AEIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 11/08/01, American champion, N68ND, owned by the university of norht dakota and flown by joseph sirany, received minor damage upon landing on runway 26 at Grand Forks, ND. The flight instructor and student had returned from an instructional flight during which time the student had mistakenly applied the parking brake instead of the cabin heat control which are similar controls in the same area of the cockpit. At touchdown the aircraft skidded 200 feet and came to rest on the main gear and engine cowling. Minor damage was sustained to the cowling and propeller. Investigation revealed the parking brake was on. No injuries were reported by the crew.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 11/08/01, AMERICAN CHAMPION, N68ND, OWNED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORHT DAKOTA AND FLOWN BY JOSEPH SIRANY, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 AT GRAND FORKS, ND. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT HAD RETURNED FROM AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DURING WHICH TIME THE STUDENT HAD MISTAKENLY APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE INSTEAD OF THE CABIN HEAT CONTROL WHICH ARE SIMILAR CONTROLS IN THE SAME AREA OF THE COCKPIT. AT TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED 200 FEET AND CAME TO REST ON THE MAIN GEAR AND ENGINE COWLING. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE COWLING AND PROPELLER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ON. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE CREW.