# NTSB Accident CEN09CA008
> **PIPER PA-28-161** · 2008-10-01 · Crookston, MN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN09CA008
- **Event ID:** 20081010X34908
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-10-01
- **Location:** Crookston, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.770442, -96.600669
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N251ND
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.  A contributing factor was the student pilot's limited flight experience.  Additional factors were the presence of the ditch adjacent to the runway and the resulting collapse of the left main landing gear.

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