# Incident 20100215027369I: Piper Aircr PA-28-161, Fargo, ND, February 15, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2010, 14:05 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 46.8772° N, 96.7898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fargo, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8772&lon=-96.7898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N462ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N462ND-2013-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102834, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D3G (registry code 42156, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d3g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCR PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100215027369I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON INITIAL SOLO X-C FLIGHT.  WHILE ATTEMPTING A STOP AND GO LANDING AT KFAR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE WEST SIDE OF RNWY 36.  MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE PROPELLER TIPS AFTER IMPACTING SNOW DRIFT.

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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