Cessna 206H N245RB

Summary

On 4 April 2015 at about 07:15 local time, a Cessna 206H registered N245RB was involved in an accident near Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

4 April 2015 at 07:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Nearest airport

Honolulu International Airport (HNL)

Coordinates

21.3178, -157.9203

Aircraft

Cessna 206H

Registration

N245RB

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kailua/Kona → Honolulu

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

WPR15LA148

Nobody was injured.

A blown nose landing gear tire during landing, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain directional control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot reported that shortly after landing on the runway, he had difficulty controlling the airplane. He stated that the airplane initially drifted slightly to the left; however, when he applied aileron and rudder to correct the drift, the airplane yawed suddenly to the right, and he was unable to counteract it. The airplane subsequently exited the runway surface and struck an arrestor gear assembly. Postaccident examination of the airplane established flight control and braking continuity to the cockpit controls. The main landing gear tires were examined and appeared to be properly inflated with no anomalies observed. The nose landing gear tire remained on its hub, but a ½-inch hole was observed on the sidewall of the inner tube. The damage to the tire was consistent with a blown tire, which most likely occurred during the landing and resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control. No additional pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures were observed that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.