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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Bemidji, MN · March 14, 2009

Date: March 14, 2009 · 15:00 local
Place: Bemidji, MN
Airport: Bemidji Regional
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: OG5S
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N229ND
Reported as: Piper PA28161
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 67 total67 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N229NDRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2842113 · Built 2001 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.

Student pilot was on a solo cross country, landing on runway 13 at the Bemidji airport. The aircraft stalled high and landed hard at which time the pilot applied full power to attempt a go around. The aircraft departed the left side of the runway, entering plowed snow approximately 18 inches to 24 inches deep, and traveled approximately 60 to 80 feet before coming to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY, LANDING ON RUNWAY 13 AT THE BEMIDJI AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED HIGH AND LANDED HARD AT WHICH TIME THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO ATTEMPT A GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, ENTERING PLOWED SNOW APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES TO 24 INCHES DEEP, AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 80 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.