- Date
- February 13, 1996, 14:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place
- Warren, MN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N145NDPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19960213001669A
- Case key
- 10195
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Probable cause
the dual student's failure to maintain a proper glidepath and inadequate supervision by the instructor.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The instructor said the student was having difficulty understanding how to use the rudder when making crosswind landings. The aircraft hit a snow bank approximately 40 yards short of runway 30, coming to rest approximately 20 yards from the end of the runway. The instructor said the focus on proper rudder usage probably diverted her attention.
Factual narrative
On February 13, 1996, at 1410 central standard time a Piper PA- 28-161, piloted by a certified flight instructor, was substantially damaged when it landed short of runway 30 (3205'x 75' asphalt) at the Warren Airport, Warren, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The certified flight instructor and two student pilots reported no injuries. The flight departed from Grand Forks, North Dakota, at 1300 cst.
The instructor was contacted by the investigator in charge by telephone on February 21, 1996. The instructor said the student was having difficulty understanding how to use the rudder when making crosswind landings. The instructor said the focus on proper rudder usage probably diverted the students and her attention. The aircraft hit a snowbank approximately 40 yards short of the runway, coming to rest approximately 20 yards from the end of the runway. The pilot wrote on the NTSB Form 6120.1/2 that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the aircraft.
The propeller, cowling, firewall, engine mount and right wing skin were bent. The nose gear and right main landing gear separated from the airframe.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N145ND
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2841226
- Airframe hours
- 4,666
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- The University Of North Dakota
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · February 7, 1996 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- GFK · Grand Forks, ND
- Airport
- D37 · Warren, runway 30, 3,205 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 485 total · 390 in this make and model · 324 as pilot in command · 78 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GFK, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.