Piper PA-28-161 N274ND

Summary

On 21 February 2002 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N274ND was involved in an accident near Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 February 2002 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Grand Forks Intl (GFK)

Coordinates

47.9109, -97.0704

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N274ND

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grand Forks → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI02LA086

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot not maintaining clearance from a parked van while taxiing to the parking area. The van was a factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The airplane struck a parked van while taxiing to the parking area. The student pilot said that while taxiing, she noticed a van pull up in front of the airplane. She said that she , "... remembered what [she] had been taught about staying on the yellow line. If [she] stayed on the yellow line, [she] would clear obstacles." She said that was watching for people that may be coming out of parked airplanes and she, "... wasn't giving that attention to [her] wingtip." The right wing of the airplane subsequently struck the parked van causing substantial damage to the airplane. In her written statement, the pilot listed no mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.