Data Source: NTSB AVIATION ACCIDENT/INCIDENT DATABASE Report Number: LAX00LA219 Local Date: 06/09/2000 Local Time: 10:15 MST State: AZ City: MESA Airport Name: Airport Id: Event Type: ACCIDENT Injury Severity: NONE Report Status: PRELIM Mid Air Collision: NO
Category of Operation: GENERAL AVIATION Aircraft Type: AIRPLANE Aircraft Damage: SUBSTANTIAL Phase of Flight: 570 LANDING Aircraft Make/Model: PIPER PA-28-161 Operator Doing Business As: UND AEROSPACE Operator Name: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA Operator Code: Operator: Owner Name:
On June 9, 2000, at 1015 hours mountain standard time, a Piper PA 28-161, N115ND, struck a distance remaining sign on the landing rollout at Gateway airport, Mesa, Arizona. The airplane, owned and operated by the University of North Dakota under 14 CFR Part 91, as an instructional flight, sustained substantial damage. The solo student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed for the local training flight and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated earlier on the morning of the accident. The pilot was practicing stop-and-go landings on runway 12R when the airplane veered off the right side of the runway, striking a distance remaining sign with the right wing. After the collision, the aircraft taxied to the ramp without further incident.
Number of Seats: 0
Aircraft Use: INSTRUCTIONAL
Type of Operation: 14 CFR 91
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Registration Number: 115ND
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Injuries
Fatal Serious Minor None
Crew 0 0 0 1
Pass 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0
Invlvd 0 0 0 1
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Certificated Maximum Gross Weight: 0
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Number of Engines: 0
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Basic Weather Conditions: VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) Wind Direction (deg): 180 Wind Speed (knots): 12 Visibility (sm): 30 Visibility RVR (ft): 0 Visibility RVV (sm): 0 Cloud Height Above Ground Level (ft): 18000 Visibility Restrictions: Precipitation Type: NONE Light Condition: Departure Airport Id: IWA Departure City: Departure State: Destination Airport Id: Destination City: Destination State: Flight Plan Filed: NONE ATC Clearance: VFR Approach/Landing: Event Location:
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Had Current BFR:
Months Since Last BFR: 0
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Flight Time (Hours)
Total : 0 Last 24 Hrs : 0
Make/Model : 0 Last 30 Days: 0
Instrument : 0 Last 90 Days: 0
Multi-Engine: 0 Rotorcraft : 0
Source: NTSB
NTSB Identification: LAX00LA219
Accident occurred JUN-09-00 at MESA, AZ
Aircraft: Piper PA 28-161, registration: N115ND
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
This is a preliminary report. The NTSB will release the final report after completing its investigation.
On June 9, 2000, at 1015 hours mountain standard time, a Piper PA 28-161,
N115ND, struck a distance remaining sign on the landing rollout at Gateway
airport, Mesa, Arizona. The airplane, owned and operated by the University of
North Dakota under 14 CFR Part 91, as an instructional flight, sustained
substantial damage. The solo student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured.
Visual meteorological conditions existed for the local training flight and no
flight plan was filed. The flight originated earlier on the morning of the
accident. The pilot was practicing stop-and-go landings on runway 12R when the
airplane veered off the right side of the runway, striking a distance remaining
sign with the right wing. After the collision, the aircraft taxied to the ramp
without further incident.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board