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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Kahului, HI · June 28, 1996

Date
June 28, 1996 · 14:33 local
Place
Kahului, HI
Airport
Kahului Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6243Q
Reported as
Cessna 152
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
130 total129 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: while on very short final for runway 5 pilot stated that aircraft may have encountered wind shear. At about 100' aircraft developed a rapid sink and descended below the VASI. Pilot applied some power and up elevator, nevertheless, the aircraft contacted the runway in a nose low attitude. Damage to nose gear and propeller resulted. Pilot was interviewed and counseled with the operator present. It was agreed that the pilot would receive three more hour-long flights with a CFI concentrating on landing practice. There was no NMAC or pd. Incident number IWP1396020. This incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: WHILE ON VERY SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 5 PILOT STATED THAT AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR. AT ABOUT 100' AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A RAPID SINK AND DESCENDED BELOW THE VASI. PILOT APPLIED SOME POWER AND UP ELEVATOR, NEVERTHELESS, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER RESULTED. PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED AND COUNSELED WITH THE OPERATOR PRESENT. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE PILOT WOULD RECEIVE THREE MORE HOUR-LONG FLIGHTS WITH A CFI CONCENTRATING ON LANDING PRACTICE. THERE WAS NO NMAC OR PD. INCIDENT NUMBER IWP1396020. THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.