# Incident 19960417021699I: Cessna 402A, Kapalua, HI, April 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1996, 10:55 local time
- Place: Kapalua, HI
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TXHA
- Location: 20.9919° N, 156.6400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kapalua, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.9919&lon=-156.6400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4544Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4544Q-2012-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402A (registry code 207590M, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960417021699I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 02 AT KAPALUA AIRPORT, AN AIRPORT MAINTENANCE TRUCK STARTED TO CROSS THE RUNWAY DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF CESSNA 402, N4544Q. THE PILOT OF N4544Q, JOSEPH J. BENNIE, APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING AND SWERVED TO THE RIGHT NARROWLY MISSING THE TRUCK. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK, A STATE AIRPORT EMPLOYEE, SWERVED TO THE LEFT, UPON SEEING THE AIRPLANE. A REPORT WAS MADE IMMEDIATELY TO THE STATE OF HAWAII AIRPORTS OFFICE AND THE DRIVER WAS COUNSELED BY THE STATE AIRPORTS OFFICIALS. THE HONOLULU FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII AIRPORTS OFFICE FOR A LONG TERM SOLUTION FOR ALL STATE UNCONTROLLED AIRPORTS TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT FROM RECURRING. NO NMAC. NO PD. THIS INCIDENT #IWP1396019 IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N4544Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20020403006639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020403006639I), Apr 3, 2002: Cessna 402A (N4544Q), Honolulu, HI. (-23) PIC reported the right side emergency exit window/door departed. The airplane had departed on a test flight after extensive maintenance. During an…
- [Incident 19891129058569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891129058569I), Nov 29, 1989: Cessna 402A (N4544Q), Honolulu, HI. Cockpit smoke and sparks from left engine after takeoff. Returned. Found a burned rag in turbo charger.

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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