# NTSB LAX05CA047: Piper PA-28-161, N140ND, Kapolei, HI, December 8, 2004

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: December 8, 2004, 12:07 local (22:07 UTC)
- Place: Kapolei, HI
- Coordinates: 21.307222, -158.070281
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3072&lon=-158.0703&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 2005
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 60709
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX05CA047
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60709/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA047

## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a collision with an obstacle.

## 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
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - airport sign/marker

## 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](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: 2841206
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Student pilot; age 26; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20041208032559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041208032559A), Dec 8, 2004: Piper PA28161, Kapolei, HI, Substantial damage. (-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…

## 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 LAX00LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA094), Feb 6, 2000: Piper PA-28-161 (N140ND), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage. 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.

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.

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