# Accident 19971011031249A: Piper PA28140, Lanai City, HI, October 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lanai City, HI
- Airport: Lanai Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.8306° N, 156.9195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8306&lon=-156.9195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N836FC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N836FC-2000-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971011031249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HARD LANDING. VEERED OFF RWY. OVERTURNED. ALLOWED PASSENGERS ON DUAL CONTROL PUSHED YOKE FORWARD CAUSING NOSE DOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX98LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA010), Oct 12, 1997: Piper PA-28-140 (N836FC), Lanai City, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: Interference on the controls by the passenger as the aircraft neared touchdown, and the pilot's failure to adequately brief and supervise the passenger on the use and relinquishing of the flight…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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