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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Grand Forks, ND · April 7, 2003

Date: April 7, 2003 · 21:21 local
Place: Grand Forks, ND
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N246ND
Reported as: Piper PA28161
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 84 total84 in this make and model81 in the last 90 days

N246NDRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2842056 · Built 1999 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While flying solo night cross country flight from Grand Forks ind. And making two touch and go landings, one at bemidji MN. And the second at thief river falls MN. The pilot contacted approach at Grand Forks ND. And noticed the lights in the cockpit began flashing. Moments later all interior and exterior lights went out. Pilot was unsure of the state of the aircraft and decided to make an emergency landing. Aircraft landed in a muddy field approximately 13 miles NE of Grand Forks, ND.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE FLYING SOLO NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM GRAND FORKS IND. AND MAKING TWO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, ONE AT BEMIDJI MN. AND THE SECOND AT THIEF RIVER FALLS MN. THE PILOT CONTACTED APPROACH AT GRAND FORKS ND. AND NOTICED THE LIGHTS IN THE COCKPIT BEGAN FLASHING. MOMENTS LATER ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT. PILOT WAS UNSURE OF THE STATE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A MUDDY FIELD APPROXIMATELY 13 MILES NE OF GRAND FORKS, ND.

Other reports on N246ND · 1

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

Incident 20000713027459IFinal Approach · Grand Forks, ND(-23)On 7-13-2000 at 1650 CDT, a PA-18-161, N246ND operated by the university of north dakota and flown by [privacy data omitted] undershot runway 35R at Grand Forks international airport, ND. The flight instructor and student pilot were practicing takeoffs…Jul 13, 2000 · Minor damage