# Accident 20011203037109A: Piper PA28161, Devils Lake, ND, December 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2001, 14:10 local time
- Place: Devils Lake, ND
- Airport: Devils Lake Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 48.1101° N, 98.8702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1101&lon=-98.8702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N248ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N248ND-2007-06-21) (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 CHI02LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011203037109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/03/2001 AT 1410 CST, A PA-28-161, N248ND OWNED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AND FLOWN BY GREGORY SCKOROHOD LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 31-DEVILS LAKE, ND. THE STUDENT PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS ON THE FIRST LEG OF HIS INITIAL SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN LONG WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND (1714) DURING THE ENSUING TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT LEAVING THE RUNWAY SURFACE, HITTING A RUNWAY LIGHT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DMAGE TO SKIN AND REQUIRING A RIB REPLACEMENT ON THE LEFT WING, DAMAGE ALSO SUSTAINED TO THE PROPELLER. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED BY THE PILOT.

## 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 CHI02LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA045), Dec 3, 2001: Piper PA-28-161 (N248ND), Devils Lake, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff phase of a touch and go landing. Factors associated with the accident were the student's lack of total…

## Other reports on N248ND (1)

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

- [Accident 20040708016659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040708016659A), Jul 8, 2004: Piper PA28161 (N248ND), Waubun, MN, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft was on a night VFR cross-country from mic to gfk. The aircraft was heard circling overhead a farm in the vicinity of Waubun, MN, followed by the…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.