# NTSB LAX00LA094: Piper PA-28-161, N140ND, Honolulu, HI, February 6, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 5, 2000, 16:20 local (Feb 6, 2000, 02:20 UTC) - Place: Honolulu, HI - Coordinates: 21.350849, -157.879974 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3508&lon=-157.8800&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 14, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 48585 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX00LA094 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48585/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA094 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper use of the brakes during the landing rollout. The pilot's self induced pressure and the quartering tailwind were factors in the accident. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause) - self-induced pressure, pilot in command (contributing factor) - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - airport sign/marker ## Analysis At the time of the pilot's approach and landing on runway 4L the winds were from 170 degrees at 8 knots. The pilot reported that the local controller instructed her to make a short approach for following traffic. She said that while the landing was long and she felt "rushed by the short approach request," the touchdown and initial landing ground roll was normal. Near the intersection of taxiway E as she began applying brakes, the airplane suddenly turned right and ran off the side of the runway. The pilot reported that she was afraid to apply left brake because the airplane "might tip over." As the airplane left the pavement, the left wing hit runway signs. The pilot stated there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane and the operator's maintenance department found no discrepancies during the repair process. ## Factual narrative On February 5, 2000, at 1620 hours Hawaiian standard time, a Piper PA-28-161, N140ND, drifted off runway 4L and collided with runway signs while landing at the Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii. The aircraft was owned and operated by the University of North Dakota, and was on a student solo cross-country instructional flight under 14 CFR Part 91 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated at Honolulu on the morning of the accident as a round robin cross-country flight with en route stops at Molokai and Lanai, Hawaii. At the time of the pilot's approach and landing the winds were from 170 degrees at 8 knots. The pilot reported that the local controller instructed her to make a short approach for following traffic. She said that while the landing was long and she felt "rushed by the short approach request," the touchdown and initial landing ground roll was normal. Near the intersection of taxiway E as she began applying brakes, the airplane suddenly turned right and ran off the side of the runway. The pilot reported that she was afraid to apply left brake because the airplane "might tip over." As the airplane left the pavement, the left wing hit runway signs. The pilot stated there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane and the operator's maintenance department found no discrepancies during the repair process. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N140ND](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140ND), registered now, S/N 2841206, built 1989 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-161 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-41206 - Airframe hours: 8176 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-D2A 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: University Of North Dakota - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, January 25, 2000, 56 hours before - Departed: LNY, LANAI, HI - Destination: HNL - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: HNL, Honolulu International, runway 4L, 6,952 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 19; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 64 total, 64 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 165 °F, dew point 153 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: HNL ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000205005059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000205005059A), Feb 5, 2000: Piper PA28161, 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… ## Other investigations on N140ND (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. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.