UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AVIATION FAA INCIDENT/ACCIDENT REPORT-GRAFTON
Data Source: FAA INCIDENT DATA SYSTEM Report Number: 19991116038769G Local Date: 11/16/1999 Local Time: 13:45 City: GRAFTON State: ND Airport Name: GRAFTON MUNI Airport Id: GAF Event Type: INCIDENT - GENERAL AVIATION Mid Air Collision: NOT A MIDAIR
Aircraft Damage: MINOR Phase of Flight: LEVEL OFF TOUCHDOWN Aircraft Make/Model: PIPER PA-28R-201 Airframe Hours: 8406 Operator Code: Operator: Owner Name:
ON 11/16/99 AT 1345 CST, A PA-28R-201, N175ND OWNED BY THE UNIVERSITY
OF NORTH DAKOTA AND FLOWN BY MILES JACOBSON LANDED GEAR-UP AT THE
GRAFTON, ND AIRPORT. THIS WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WHICH HAD
DEPARTED GRAND FORKS, ND APPROXIMATLEY 1 HOUR PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.
THE INSTRUCTOR, MR. JACOBSON HAD REDUCED POWER TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE
FAILURE. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT BECAME DISTRACTED AND FORGOT TO
LOWER THE LANDING GEAR ALTHOUGH BOTH REPORTED THAT THEY HEARD THE "GEAR
HORN" DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE
AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE OT THE PROPELLER, LEFT FLAP, COWLING
ANTENNAS, STEP, KEELS, TAIL TIEDOWN AND FOWARD JACK POINT AND NOSE GEAR
DOORS.
Primary Flight Type: INSTRUCTION Secondary Flight Type: TRAINING Type of Operation: GENERAL OPERATING RULES Registration Number: 175ND Total Aboard: 2 Fatalities: Injuries: Landing Gear: Aircraft Weight Class: UNDER 12501 LBS Engine Make: Engine Model: Engine Group: Number of Engines: 1 Engine Type:
Primary Flight Conditions: UNKNOWN Secondary Flight Conditions: UNKNOWN Wind Direction (deg): Wind Speed (mph): Visibility (mi): Visibility Restrictions: Light Condition: DAY Flight Plan Filed: UNKNOWN Approach Type:
Pilot Certificates: COMMERCIAL PILOT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR Pilot Rating: AIRPLANE SINGLE, MULTI-ENGINE LAND Pilot Qualification: Flight Time (Hours) Total Hours: 1189 Total in Make/Model: Total Last 90 Days: 121 Total Last 90 Days Make/Model: