# NTSB CHI02LA045: Piper PA-28-161, N248ND, Devils Lake, ND, December 3, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 3, 2001, 14:10 local (20:10 UTC) - Place: Devils Lake, ND - Coordinates: 48.110141, -98.870231 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1101&lon=-98.8702&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 15, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 53869 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI02LA045 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53869/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA045 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff phase of a touch and go landing. Factors associated with the accident were the student's lack of total experience and the runway light which the airplane contacted. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run - touch-and-go - attempted, pilot in command - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run - object - runway light (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane contacted a runway light with the left wing following a loss of directional control during the takeoff phase of a touch and go landing. The student pilot reported the airplane touched down 1/3 (1,800 feet) down the runway during the landing. He reported the airplane veered to the left when he applied power for takeoff. He reported he reduced the power to idle and attempted to stop the airplane, but it continued off the side of the runway where it contacted the runway light. The landing was being made on runway 31. The winds reported at the airport 5 minutes after the accident were from 160 degrees at 11 knots. The pilot reported the winds were from 140 degrees at 10 knots. The student pilot had a total flight time of 31 hours and was on a solo cross-country flight when the accident occurred. ## Factual narrative On December 3, 2001, at 1410 central standard time, a Piper PA-28-161, N248ND, operated by the University of North Dakota, collided with a runway light during a touch and go landing. The accident occurred while the student pilot was landing on runway 31 (5,509 feet by 150 feet, dry asphalt) at the Devils Lake Municipal Airport, Devils Lake, North Dakota. The student pilot was not injured and the airplane received substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was filed for the solo cross-country flight. The flight originated from Grand Forks, North Dakota, at 1300. The student pilot reported that he received the local weather from the automated weather observing system upon arriving in the Devils Lake area. He then circled the airport to check the windsock prior to entering the traffic pattern for runway 31. The pilot reported the airplane touched down approximately 1/3 (approximatley 1,800 feet) down the runway during the landing. He reported the airplane veered to the left when he applied full power for the takeoff portion of the touch and go. The pilot reported he reduced the power to idle and attempted to stop the airplane; however, it continued off the side of the runway where it contacted a runway light with the left wing. The winds reported at Devils Lake Municipal Airport at 1415, were from 160 degrees at 11 knots. The pilot reported the winds were from 140 degrees at 10 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N248ND](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N248ND-2007-06-21), registration cancelled 2007-06-21, S/N 2842058, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-161 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2842058 - Airframe hours: 2081 - Engines: Avco Lycoming O-320-D3G 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: University of North Dakota - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 9, 2001, 44 hours before - Departed: GFK, Grand Forks, ND - Destination: DVL, Devils Lake, ND - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: DVL, Devils Lake Municipal, runway 31, 5,509 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 22; injuries: none; student; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 31 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 11 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 29.56 inHg - Observed at: DVL ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20011203037109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011203037109A), Dec 3, 2001: Piper PA28161, Devils Lake, ND, No damage. (-23) On 12/03/2001 at 1410 CST, a PA-28-161, N248ND owned by the university of north dakota and flown by gregory sckorohod lost directional control during a… ## Other investigations on N248ND (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 CHI04LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA173), Jul 8, 2004: Piper PA-28-161 (N248ND), Waubun, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to get the proper rest prior to the night cross country flight and the pilot's failure to maintain altitude. Contributing factors to the accident were fatigue as a result of… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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