# Incident 20020413007389I: Piper PA28140, Honolulu, HI, April 13, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2002, 12:02 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QVVS
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 220 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020413007389I

## Narrative

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

(-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 FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT HEARD A SOUND LIKE A BLOWN TIRE. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, THEY LOST THEIR LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND STARTED TO VEER LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND AND CAME TO A HALT. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PROCEEDED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND RADIO ATC TO NOTIFY THAT THEY ARE FINE AND WAS ADVISED TO STANDBY FOR EMERGENCY CREWS.

## 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 20010608015459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010608015459I), Jun 8, 2001: Piper PA28140 (N261FC), Kapolei, HI, Minor damage. (-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…

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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