# NTSB Accident CHI95LA046
> **PIPER PA-44-180** · 1994-11-26 · DICKINSON, ND, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI95LA046
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02581
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-11-26
- **Location:** DICKINSON, ND, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.880039, -102.780281
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-44-180
- **Registration:** N2127D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) MISJUDGED THE FLARE, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER (ICING) CONDITION, STRUCTURAL ICE, WINDSHIELD ICE, DARKNESS, AND THE LACK OF VISUAL CUES FOR THE PILOT TO LAND.

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