# Incident 20251105016029I: Piper PA-28-181, Grand Forks, ND, November 5, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2025, 19:33 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: OG5S
- Location: 47.9196° N, 97.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Forks, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9196&lon=-97.0873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N963ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N963ND) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-B4A (registry code 41867, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-b4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-B4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251105016029I

## Narrative

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

THE BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED AT KGFK MIDFIELD DOWNWIND RWY 35R. THE CFI SAW 8-10 BIRDS AT PATTERN ALTITUDE AND FELT A "THUD" IN THE RUDDER PEDALS AND CONTROLS. THE CFI LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT, INFORMED THE SOF AND WROTE UP THE AIRCRAFT.

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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