# Incident 20030212005999I: Piper PA28161, Crafton, ND, February 12, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2003, 19:40 local time
- Place: Crafton, ND
- Airport: Grafton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OG5S
- Aircraft: N260ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260ND) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030212005999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT, BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AS A SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT UNDER AN APPROVED COURSE OF TRAINING AT A 14 CFR PART 141 PILOT SCHOOL, LANDED ON RUNWAY 35 AT THE GRAFTON, ND AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON OR NEAR THE CENTER LINE BUT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN VEERING LEFT. THE SKID CONTINUED UNABATED AND THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE PAVED SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED INTO THE ADJACENT FIELD WHICH WAS COVERED WITH SHALLOW SNOW. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR FAILED WITH THE NOSE WHEEL BREAKING OFF THE FORK HOLDING THE WHEE. THE AIRPLANE THEN CAME TO A STOP IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION WHICH DAMAGED THE PROPELLER. NO OTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

## Other reports on N260ND (2)

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

- [Accident 20100922044769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100922044769A), Sep 22, 2010: Piper PA-28-161 (N260ND), Marlboro, MA, Substantial damage. Pilot rented aircraft from east coast aero club at norwood airport. Pilot was returning to kowd after completing touch and goes at kbed and decided to land at…
- [Incident 20080711840239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080711840239I), Jul 11, 2008: Piper PA28161 (N260ND), Lawrence, MA, Minor damage. (-23) N260ND, PA-28-161, a Piper cherokee, made a precautionary landing in a field at 791 eas broadway in haverhill ma due to a complete electrical failure at…

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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