# Accident 20110514012879A: Piper PA-28R-201, Grand Forks, ND, May 14, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2011, 15:36 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: OG5S
- Location: 47.9472° N, 97.1739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9472&lon=-97.1739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N204ND) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,505 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA390) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110514012879A

## Narrative

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

LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT FAILED ON HARD LANDING TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN11LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA390), May 14, 2011: Piper PA-28R-201 (N204ND), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the landing, which resulted in an inadequate flare and subsequent hard landing.

## Other reports on N204ND (1)

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

- [Incident 20221223019529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221223019529I), Dec 23, 2022: Piper PA-28R-201 (N204ND), Orangeburg, SC, Minor damage. Narrative from PIC: The intended trip was from Florida to Maryland to visit family for christmas. The crew of the Piper arrow was 17 year old instrument…

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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