# Accident 19891006039589A: Emair MA1B, Hilo, HI, October 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1989, 13:34 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: DCCG
- Location: 19.6901° N, 155.0799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6901&lon=-155.0799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88932, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88932-2013-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Emroth-Emair MA-1B (registry code 3280103, https://openairdocs.org/model/emroth-emair-ma-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1300 series (registry code 67060, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMAIR MA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 219 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DJA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DJA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891006039589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BLEW A TIRE ON LANDING.BEGAN VEERING OFF RUNWAY, HIT THE BRAKES TO CORRECT AND NOSED OVER. TIRE WAS WORN OUT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX90DJA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DJA01), Oct 6, 1989: Emair MA1-B (N88932), Hilo, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF A MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE WHICH CAUSED THE PILOT TO APPLY EXCESSIVE BRAKE PRESSURE TO AVOID DEPARTING A NARROW LANDING STRIP. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT ACCEPTING AN…

## Other reports on N88932 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980909022919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980909022919A), Sep 9, 1998: Emair MA1B (N88932), Lihue, HI, Substantial damage. On September 9, 1998, at 0804 hours hawaiian standard time, an emroth-Emair MA-1B, N88932, ground looped while landing in a sugar cane field approximatley 5…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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