Accident Piper PA-28R-201 N804ND, Tuesday 24 May 1994

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Date:	Tuesday 24 May 1994
Time:	12:50 LT
Type:	Piper PA-28R-201
Owner/operator:	University Of North Dakota
Registration:	N804ND
MSN:	2837004
Year of manufacture:	1988
Total airframe hrs:	3787 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-360-C1C6
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Grand Forks, ND - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Jamestown, ND (JMS
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 35R WITH THE WIND REPORTED AS 340 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS WHEN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY STRIKING A SIGN AND TERRAIN. NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE FOUND ON EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE.

Probable Cause: the pilot-in-command's not maintaining directional control.

Accident investigation: