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Data Source: NTSB AVIATION ACCIDENT/INCIDENT DATABASE Report Number: LAX00LA094 Local Date: 02/05/2000 Local Time: 16:20 HST State: HI City: HONOLULU Airport Name: Airport Id: Event Type: ACCIDENT Injury Severity: NONE Report Status: PRELIM Mid Air Collision: NO
Category of Operation: GENERAL AVIATION Aircraft Type: AIRPLANE Aircraft Damage: SUBSTANTIAL Phase of Flight: 570 LANDING Aircraft Make/Model: PIPER PA-28-161 Operator Doing Business As: Operator Name: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA Operator Code: Operator: Owner Name:
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 airplane drifted to the left side of the runway during the landing flare and the left wing hit runway signs. The pilot stated there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.
Number of Seats: 0
Aircraft Use: INSTRUCTIONAL
Type of Operation: 14 CFR 91
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Registration Number: 140ND
Air Carrier Operating Certificates:
Aircraft Fire:
Injuries
Fatal Serious Minor None
Crew 0 0 0 1
Pass 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0
Invlvd 0 0 0 1
Landing Gear:
Certificated Maximum Gross Weight: 0
Engine Make:
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Number of Engines: 0
Engine Type:
Basic Weather Conditions: VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) Wind Direction (deg): 170 Wind Speed (knots): 8 Visibility (sm): 10 Visibility RVR (ft): 0 Visibility RVV (sm): 0 Cloud Height Above Ground Level (ft): 0 Visibility Restrictions: Precipitation Type: NONE Light Condition: Departure Airport Id: LNY Departure City: LANAI Departure State: HI Destination Airport Id: HNL Destination City: Destination State: Flight Plan Filed: VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) ATC Clearance: VFR Approach/Landing: Event Location:
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Plane:
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Instrument:
Had Current BFR:
Months Since Last BFR: 0
Medical Certificate:
Medical Certificate Validity:
Flight Time (Hours)
Total : 0 Last 24 Hrs : 0
Make/Model : 0 Last 30 Days: 0
Instrument : 0 Last 90 Days: 0
Multi-Engine: 0 Rotorcraft : 0
Source: NTSB
The Aircraft was owned by the University of North Dakota, we ask this question: Is UND operating a for profit business in the Hawaiian Islands?
NTSB Identification: LAX00LA094
Accident occurred FEB-05-00 at HONOLULU, HI
Aircraft: Piper PA-28-161, registration: N140ND
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information.
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 airplane drifted to the left side of the runway during the
landing flare and the left wing hit runway signs. The pilot stated there were no
mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board