# Accident 20081001857339A: Piper PA28161, Crookston, MN, October 1, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2008, 15:30 local time
- Place: Crookston, MN
- Airport: Crookston Municipal Kirkwood Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7704° N, 96.6007° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7704&lon=-96.6007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N251ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N251ND) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 8 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081001857339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRMAN HAD JUST COMPLETED 5 TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS WITH A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND RECEIVED A SAFE FOR SOLO ENDORSEMENT.  SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WHILE THE CFI OBSERVED FROM A REMOTE LOCATIONS, THE STUDENT PILOT FLEW HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT.  DURING HIS SECOND LANDING THE STUDENT PILOT LOCKED THE RIGHT BRAKE AND BEGAN TO SKID.  THE AIRMAN LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY IN A SKID AND UPON PASSING OVER CULVERT, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEARA WAS SEVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN09CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA008), Oct 1, 2008: Piper PA-28-161 (N251ND), Crookston, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the student pilot's limited flight experience. Additional factors were the presence of the ditch…

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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