- Date
- December 8, 2004, 12:07 local (22:07 UTC)
- Place
- Kapolei, HI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N140NDPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 2005
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20041208032559A
- Case key
- 60709
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a collision with an obstacle.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that during the landing rollout, the airplane veered left and the left wing impacted a runway sign (runway distance remaining). The left wing was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that the airplane had no mechanical failures or malfunctions prior to the loss of control.
Factual narrative
On December 8, 2004, at 1207 Hawaiian standard time, a Piper PA-28-161, N140ND, collided with a runway sign during the landing rollout, following a loss of control at Kalaeloa Airport (John Rodgers Field), Kapolei, Hawaii. University of North Dakota Aerospace Foundation was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local instructional flight departed Kalaeloa, Hawaii, about 1135. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The primary wreckage was at 21 degrees 18 minutes north latitude and 158 degrees 04 minutes west longitude.
The student pilot was conducting her fourth full stop landing during a supervised solo session. She reported that during the landing rollout the airplane veered to the left, and the left wing hit a runway distance sign.
The pilot reported that the airplane had no mechanical failures or malfunctions prior to the loss of control.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N140ND
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2841206
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- University of North Dakota
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- HJR · Kapolei, HI
- Destination
- HJR
- Airport
- HJR · Kalaeloa Airport, runway 22R, 8,000 × 200 ft
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Student pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 1
- Flight hours
- 16 total · 16 in this make and model · 16 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N140ND · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.