UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AVIATION FAA INCIDENT/ACCIDENT REPORT
Data Source: FAA INCIDENT DATA SYSTEM Report Number: 19990322021169G Local Date: 03/22/1999 Local Time: : City: GRAND FORKS State: ND Airport Name: GRAND FORKS INTL Airport Id: GFK Event Type: INCIDENT - GENERAL AVIATION Mid Air Collision: NOT A MIDAIR
Aircraft Damage: MINOR Phase of Flight: FINAL APPROACH Aircraft Make/Model: BEECH BE-400-A Airframe Hours: 2612 Operator Code: Operator: Owner Name:
ON 3/22/99, A BE-400-A AIRCRAFT, N3196N, OWNED BY THE FIRST SECURITY
BANK NA TRUSTEE OF SALT LAKE CITY, OPERATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH
DAKOTA AT GRAND FORKS, AND FLOWN BY DAVID G. VANGSNES SUSTAINED MINOR
DAMAGE TO THE VENTRAL FIN. THE DAMAGE WAS DESCOVERED DURING A POST
FLIGHT WALK AROUND INSPECTION AND WAS REPORTED TO MR. VANGSNES BY ONE
OF THE TWO STUDENTS THAT HAD BEEN RECEIVING INSTRUCTION IN THE
AIRCRAFT. COMPRESSION BUCKLING TO THE FIN WAS EVIDENT WITH TWO 1" TEARS
ON BOTH SIDES. AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT ONE PROBABLE
DAMAGE SCENERIO OCCURRED DURING A NO FLAP APPROACH WHEN THE STICK
SHAKER WAS ACTIVATED PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. NO DAMAGE WAS SUSPECTED
HOWEVER AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. COUNSELING
WAS CONDUCTED WHICH INCLUDED IMPUT FROM AL PALMER, DIRECTOR OF FLIGHT
TRANING AT UND, FOR CLOSER MONITORING AIRSPEEDS, SINK RATES AND PITCH
ATTITUDES WITH EMPHASIS ON EARLIER DETECTION AND GO-AROUNDS.
Primary Flight Type: INSTRUCTION Secondary Flight Type: TRAINING Type of Operation: GENERAL OPERATING RULES Registration Number: 3196N Total Aboard: 2 Fatalities: Injuries: Landing Gear: RETRACT TRICYCLE Aircraft Weight Class: OVER 12500 LBS Engine Make: Engine Model: Engine Group: Number of Engines: 2 Engine Type:
Primary Flight Conditions: VISUAL FLIGHT RULES Secondary Flight Conditions: WEATHER NOT A FACTOR Wind Direction (deg): Wind Speed (mph): Visibility (mi): Visibility Restrictions: Light Condition: Flight Plan Filed: NONE Approach Type:
Pilot Certificates: AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR Pilot Rating: AIRPLANE SINGLE, MULTI-ENGINE LAND Pilot Qualification: QUALIFIED Flight Time (Hours) Total Hours: 5900 Total in Make/Model: 541 Total Last 90 Days: 147 Total Last 90 Days Make/Model: