Piper PA28-181 N4338V
6 May 2014 · Ho'olehua, Hawaii, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 May 2014 at about 23:25 local time, a Piper PA28-181 registered N4338V, operated by Washin Air Inc., was involved in an accident near Ho'olehua, Hawaii, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ho'olehua, Hawaii, United States
- Nearest airport
- Molokai (HMK)
- Coordinates
- 21.1701, -157.0693
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28-181
- Registration
- N4338V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Washin Air Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lanai City → Honolulu
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR14CA187
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he performed a go-around on the first landing attempt. On the second landing attempt the airplane ballooned during the flare and subsequently impacted the runway with the propeller and the nose landing gear; the nose gear collapsed and separated from the airplane. A postaccident damage assessment revealed that the airplane's engine mount had sustained substantial damage as a result of the hard landing. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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