# Accident 20050209002539A: Piper PA18150, Larimore, ND, February 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2005, 16:45 local time
- Place: Larimore, ND
- Airport: Larimore Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9069° N, 97.6406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9069&lon=-97.6406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66ND) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 974 total, 9 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050209002539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 9, 2005, A PIPER PA-18-150, N66ND, OWNED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA O^ WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE PERFORMING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS DURING A 14 CFR PART 141 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AT LARIMORE, ND. THE STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT THEN ASSUMED CONTROL BUT COULD NOT PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM DEPARTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND IMPACTING A SNOWBANK. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. DAMAGE WAS NOTED AT THE SCENE TO LEFT LANDING GEAR, LEFT WING RIB CRUSHED INBOARD OF LIFT STRUT, PROPELLER BENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER THE FLIGHT 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 CHI05CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA068), Feb 9, 2005: Piper PA-18-150 (N66ND), Larimore, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI's delay in applying remedial action which resulted in a loss of directional control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were the student's excessive application of rudder…

## Other reports on N66ND (6)

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

- [Incident 20030114006289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030114006289I), Jan 14, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N66ND), Crookston, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was taxi out to runway 31 winds were 300/16. The pilot turned left onto a taxiway which caused the wind to be at the tail end of the aircraft, the…
- [Incident 19961030044409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961030044409I), Oct 30, 1996: Piper PA18150 (N66ND), Grand Forks, ND, Minor damage. Narrative: airman, a CFI, was conducting an instructional flight during a period of very strong and gusty wind. After aircraft landed, airman attempted to turn…
- [Accident 19940221002699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940221002699A), Feb 21, 1994: Piper PA18150 (N66ND), Grand Forks, ND, Substantial damage. Student pilot moved fuel selector to off position on final. Instructor unable to see. Nosed over after landing.
- [Incident 19931202048219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931202048219I), Dec 2, 1993: Piper PA18150 (N66ND), Grand Forks, ND. Student lost control of aircraft after touch down. Departed right side of runway.
- [Incident 19931111049689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931111049689I), Nov 11, 1993: Piper PA18150 (N66ND), Thief River Fal, MN, Minor damage. Student lost directional control on rollout. Aircraft ground looped. Damaged wing tip.
- [Incident 19920517019659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920517019659I), May 17, 1992: Piper PA18150 (N66ND), Grand Forks, ND, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on an instructional flight. Veered off runway.

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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