# Incident 20010608015459I: Piper PA28140, Kapolei, HI, June 8, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2001, 08:43 local time
- Place: Kapolei, HI
- Airport: Kapolei Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3399° N, 158.0678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kapolei, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3399&lon=-158.0678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N261FC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N261FC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010608015459I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT AND WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 4L. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AS VARIABLE AT 6 KNOTS. WHILE ATTEMPTING A SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT AILERON AND WINGTIP CONTACTED THE GROUND RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N261FC (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20250327007819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250327007819A), Mar 27, 2025: Piper PA-28-140 (N261FC), Waipahu, HI, Substantial damage. Flight was part 91 intrductory flight instruction departed hnl and precedded to practice area. During flight to practice area, pilot noticed significant…
- [Incident 20020413007389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020413007389I), Apr 13, 2002: Piper PA28140 (N261FC), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. (-23) On 04/13/02 during a training flight that was conducted under part 141. While on final approach everything appeared to be normal, but upon touchdown the…

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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