ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291748
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| Date: | Thursday 5 October 2006 |
| Time: | 21:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | University Of North Dakota |
| Registration: | N275ND |
| MSN: | 2842097 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fargo, North Dakota -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Sioux Falls, SD (KSFD) |
| Fargo-Hector International Airport, ND (FAR/KFAR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was substantially damaged during a hard night landing. The private pilot was on a night cross country solo training flight when the accident occurred. She stated the landing was made on runway 18 with the winds reported as being from 150 degrees at 11 knots gusting to 19 knots. The pilot stated she encountered light turbulence on final approach and that the airspeed was 80 knots, which is higher than normal. The pilot stated that during the landing the nose gear and propeller struck the runway prior to the main gear due to the "...inadequate amount of flare... ." She stated the airplane then bounced twice prior to coming to a stop. The pilot reported having 87.5 hours of flight time of which 13 hours were as pilot-in-command.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate flare which resulted in a hard landing. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty winds and the pilot's lack of experience.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI07CA003
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 18:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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