# Accident 20061005022959A: Piper PA28161, Fargo, ND, October 5, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2006, 23:00 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9206° N, 96.8158° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9206&lon=-96.8158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N275ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N275ND) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 70 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061005022959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 10/06/2006 AT 2300 CDT, A PIPER PA-28-161 AIRCRAFT, N275ND, OWNED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DAT^ RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE MAKING A NIGHT LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FARGO, ND. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, PROPELLER, AND NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE PRIVATE PILOT, AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI07CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA003), Oct 6, 2006: Piper PA-28-161 (N275ND), Fargo, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare which resulted in a hard landing. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty winds and the pilot's lack of experience.

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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