UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AVIATION FAA INCIDENT/ACCIDENT REPORT
General Information Data Source: NEAR MIDAIR COLLISIONS SYSTEM Report Number: NGLFGFK99005 GMT Date: 04/11/1999 GMT Time: 22:00 Local Time: 17:00 City: GRAND FORKS State: ND Airport Id: GFK Incident Evaluation: POTENTIAL Report Status: FINAL
REPORTING AIRCRAFT, N250ND, WAS OPERATING UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT 2600 FEET MSL. WHILE BEING RADAR VECTORED FOR A PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACH BY GRAND FORKS APPROACH (GFK), N250ND OBSERVED AN UNIDENTIFIED (BY REPORTING AIRCRAFT OR ATC) HIGH WING DARK COLORED AIRCRAFT CROSS BELOW AT AN ESTIMATED 100 FEET. RECEIVED PILOT STATEMENT VIA TELEPHONE AND HE RECOMMENDS A NOTICE ON VFR SECTIONAL AND WAC CHARTS INDICATE HIGH STUDENT TRAFFIC WITHIN 15 MILES OF GFK, IN ADDITION TO THE NOTICE GIVEN IN THE AIRPORT FACILITY DIRECTORY. ALSO, FLIGHT TRAINING WITH UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SHOULD DESIGNATE ADDITIONAL STUDENT PRACTICE AREAS TO REDUCE CONCENTRATION OF STUDENT PILOTS IN A GIVEN AREA. SECOND AIRCRAFT AND PILOT UNKNOWN. PILOT REPORTED GFK RAPCON EXPLAINED THERE IS A BLIND SPOT FROM THE 100 RADIAL TO THE 120 RADIAL AND HE HAD NEVER HEARD THIS BEFORE. THERE IS NO STATEMENT IN THE AIRPORT/FACILITY DIRECTORY OR OTHER KNOWN PUBLICATIONS. CONTACTED GREAT LAKES REGION MILITARY LAISON OFFICER AND FAXED COPY OF 8020-21. HE STATED PROCEDURES ARE BEING REVIEWED. HE SUGGESTED A VECTORING ALTITUDE OF 3000 MSL MAY BE USED TO BETTER SEPARATE ATC PARTICIPATING AIRCRAFT FROM GFK TRAINING AIRCRAFT USING 2500 MSL DEPARTING AND ARRIVING GFK. INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS WITH UND PERSONNEL ARE PLANNED TO SHARE INFORMATION.
Operator: Type of Operation: GENERAL AVIATION (14 CFR 91) Aircraft Make/Model: PIPER PA-28-XXX Aircraft Type: SINGLE ENGINE - LAND Registration Number: N250ND Flight Plan Filed: VISUAL FLIGHT RULES Altitude (ft): 2600 Sight Separation (Seconds): 2 Type of Air Traffic Control: RAPCON (GFK) Vertical Separation (ft): Horizontal Separation (ft): 100 Operational Control Area(s): CLASS E AIRSPACE Phase of Flight: TURNING OR MANEUVERING, APPROACH Transponder Equipped: OPERATING, WITH ALTITUDE REPORTING Military Branch:
Other Operator: Other Type of Operation: UNKNOWN Other Aircraft Make/Model: Other Aircraft Type: Other Registration Number: Other Flight Plan Filed: UNKNOWN Other Altitude (ft): Other Sight Separation (Seconds): Other Type of Air Traffic Control: UNKNOWN Other Vertical Separation (ft): Other Horizontal Separation (ft): 100 Other Phase of Flight: UNKNOWN Other Transponder Equipped: UNKNOWN Other Military Branch:
Pilot Certificates: COMMERCIAL, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR Pilot Ratings: SINGLE ENGINE - LAND Flight Time (Hours) Total Hours: 320 Total in Make/Model: 150
Pilot Certificates: UNKNOWN Pilot Ratings: UNKNOWN Flight Time (Hours) Total Hours: Total in Make/Model:
Reporting Region: GREAT LAKES Reporting Facility ID: GFK Fix or Facility Nearest NMAC: Distance From Fix (NM): 8 Magnetic Bearing From Fix (Deg): 100 Weather: VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS Sky Conditions: CLEAR Visibility: MORE THAN 5 MILES Flight Conditions: BRIGHT DAY
