# NTSB CHI80DER02: Piper PA-28, N8035N, Grand Meadows, MN, October 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1980
- Place: Grand Meadows, MN · GRAND MEADOWS, MN
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DER02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DER02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2464   80/10/7   GRAND MEADOWS,MN    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 115
        TIME - 1430                    N8035N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND MEADOWS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDWOOD FALLS,MN            GRAND MEADOWS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 30KTS.PLT STATED ADV THROTTLE RAPIDLY CAUSING MISFIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8035N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8035N-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 28-25280, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grand Meadows

## 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 19801007057299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801007057299A), Oct 7, 1980: Piper PA28140, Grand Meadows, MN, Substantial damage. Landed with strong quartering tail wind, overboosted on go around attempt ran off end of runway.

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.

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