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FAA accident report · Emair MA-1B · Lihue, HI · September 9, 1998

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Date
September 9, 1998 · 08:04 local
Place
Lihue, HI
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N88932
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX98LA286
Reported as
Emair MA1B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N88932Registration cancelled Jul 3, 2013 · Emroth-Emair MA-1BS/N 044 · Built 1986Airframe modelEmroth-Emair MA-1BEngine modelWright R-1300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

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 miles northwest of Lihue, Hawaii. The aircraft sustianed substanial damage, and the commerical pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The aerial application flight, conducted under 14 CFR part 137, originated at an unspecified time at the Lihue airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that he was landing on a paved roadway that ran through a sugar cane field to reload the aircraft with fertilizer. He reported that the road was oriented east to west, and that he was landing toward the west. As the tail wheel touched down. The airplane veered off to the left into the field. The pilot stated that the winds were very light and variable at the time of the accident, and that on previous flights that day, he had landed to the west and taken off to the east. He did not report experiencing any malfunction with the aircraft prior to the accident (-23) see narrative #LAX98LA286

As the FAA filed it

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 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIHUE, HAWAII. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTIANED SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE, AND THE COMMERICAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 137, ORIGINATED AT AN UNSPECIFIED TIME AT THE LIHUE AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON A PAVED ROADWAY THAT RAN THROUGH A SUGAR CANE FIELD TO RELOAD THE AIRCRAFT WITH FERTILIZER. HE REPORTED THAT THE ROAD WAS ORIENTED EAST TO WEST, AND THAT HE WAS LANDING TOWARD THE WEST. AS THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT INTO THE FIELD. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE VERY LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND THAT ON PREVIOUS FLIGHTS THAT DAY, HE HAD LANDED TO THE WEST AND TAKEN OFF TO THE EAST. HE DID NOT REPORT EXPERIENCING ANY MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #LAX98LA286

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX98LA286Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLihue, HIThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing.Sep 9, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N88932 · 1

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

Accident 19891006039589ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Hilo, HIBlew a tire on landing. Began veering off runway, hit the brakes to correct and nosed over. Tire was worn out.Oct 6, 1989 · Substantial damage