UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AVIATION FAA INCIDENT/ACCIDENT REPORT
General Information Data Source: NEAR MIDAIR COLLISIONS SYSTEM Report Number: NGLFGFK99006 GMT Date: 04/30/1999 GMT Time: 15:30 Local Time: 10:30 City: GRAND FORKS State: ND Airport Id: GFK Incident Evaluation: POTENTIAL Report Status: FINAL
RECEIVED REPLY TO INVESTIGATION FROM REPORTING PILOT, OTHER PILOT HAS NOT RESPONDED TO DATE. THE REPORTING PILOT STATED THAT THE FLIGHT WAS A DUAL IFR TRAINING FLIGHT AND OPERATING UNDER AN IFR CLEARANCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE 12 DME ARC LEVEL AT 3000 FOR THE VOR 17R AT GRAND FORKS. ATC ADVISED TRAFFIC AT 2 TO 3 O'CLOCK POSITION, 3-4 MILES INDICATING 4500 FEET. REPORTING PILOT INDICATED SCAN FOR TRAFFIC BEGAN AND 2-3 MINUTES LATER HAD OTHER AIRCRAFT IN FRONT AND AHEAD MOVING TO LEFT, PASSING WITHIN 50 TO 100 FEET DURING NEAR MISS. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO BE IN A NOSE-DOWN DESCENT. THIS NMAC WAS REPORTED BY THE REPORTING PILOT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA DIRECTOR OF SAFETY.
Operator: Type of Operation: GENERAL AVIATION (14 CFR 91) Aircraft Make/Model: PIPER PA-44-180 Aircraft Type: MULTIENGINE - LAND Registration Number: N855ND Flight Plan Filed: INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES Altitude (ft): 3000 Sight Separation (Seconds): 2 Type of Air Traffic Control: RAPCON (RDR) Vertical Separation (ft): 50 Horizontal Separation (ft): 5 Operational Control Area(s): CLASS D AIRSPACE Phase of Flight: TURNING OR MANEUVERING, APPROACH Transponder Equipped: OPERATING, WITH ALTITUDE REPORTING Military Branch:
Other Operator: Other Type of Operation: GENERAL AVIATION (14 CFR 91) Other Aircraft Make/Model: PIPER PA-28-XXX Other Aircraft Type: SINGLE ENGINE - LAND Other Registration Number: N130ND Other Flight Plan Filed: VISUAL FLIGHT RULES Other Altitude (ft): 3005 Other Sight Separation (Seconds): 2 Other Type of Air Traffic Control: UNKNOWN Other Vertical Separation (ft): 50 Other Horizontal Separation (ft): 5 Other Phase of Flight: Other Transponder Equipped: OPERATING, WITH ALTITUDE REPORTING Other Military Branch:
Pilot Certificates: COMMERCIAL, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR Pilot Ratings: SINGLE ENGINE - LAND, MULTIENGINE - LAND Flight Time (Hours) Total Hours: 800 Total in Make/Model: 200
Pilot Certificates: COMMERCIAL, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR Pilot Ratings: SINGLE ENGINE - LAND, MULTIENGINE - LAND 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): 12 Magnetic Bearing From Fix (Deg): 60 Weather: VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS Sky Conditions: CLEAR Visibility: MORE THAN 5 MILES Flight Conditions: BRIGHT DAY
