# Accident 20041208032559A: Piper PA28161, Kapolei, HI, December 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2004, 12:07 local time
- Place: Kapolei, HI
- Airport: Kapolei Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: O01S
- Location: 21.3072° N, 158.0703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3072&lon=-158.0703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N140ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140ND) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041208032559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 8, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 1207 LOCAL TIME, DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT N140ND LEFT WING STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN. NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. N140ND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX05CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA047), Dec 8, 2004: Piper PA-28-161 (N140ND), Kapolei, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a collision with an obstacle.

## Other reports on N140ND (4)

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

- [Incident 20181219022129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181219022129I), Dec 19, 2018: Piper PA-28-161 (N140ND), Merritt Island, FL, Minor damage. The student pilot reported the following: she went on her first solo flight after practicing 3 full stop landings with her instructor. During her first solo…
- [Incident 20170428004389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170428004389I), Apr 28, 2017: Piper PA-28-161 (N140ND), Wauchula, FL, Minor damage. The plt reported that he noticed smoke and some flames coming out from the engine cowling while he was attempting to start the engine. He and his safety pilot…
- [Incident 20120602010069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120602010069I), Jun 2, 2012: Piper PA-28-161 (N140ND), Lake Wales, FL, Minor damage. The student pilot was flying solo at Lake Wales Airport, after landing he heard another pilot reporting himself as being on short final for the active runway,…
- [Accident 20000205005059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000205005059A), Feb 5, 2000: Piper PA28161 (N140ND), Honolulu, HI, Substantial damage. (-23) The student pilot was returning from a properly authorized solo cross-country flight. She landed, as directed by tower, with a light, quatering tail-wind…

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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