What happened
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Acft left main landing gear collapsed on landing, acft skidded off the left sie of the rwy and came to rest in a pineapple field.(.19) on October 26, 1998, at 0709 hours hawaiian standard time, a Cessna 208B, N860FE, was substantially damaged when the aircraft veered off runway 02 and impacted trees during landing at the Kapalua (west Maui) airport, Lahaina, Hawaii. The commercial licensed pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the nonscheduled cargo flight which operated under 14 CFR part 135 by corporate air, inc., with call sign airspur 8597. (-23) the pilot stated that after a normal touch down under light wind conditions the right wing appeared to rise, then the aircraft veered to the left exiting the runway, skiddy on it's baggage pod, the aircraft then proceeded down an embankment coming to rest at the bottom. The aircraft as substantially damaged.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING, ACFT SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIE OF THE RWY AND CAME TO REST IN A PINEAPPLE FIELD.(.19) ON OCTOBER 26, 1998, AT 0709 HOURS HAWAIIAN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 208B, N860FE, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY 02 AND IMPACTED TREES DURING LANDING AT THE KAPALUA (WEST MAUI) AIRPORT, LAHAINA, HAWAII. THE COMMERCIAL LICENSED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE NONSCHEDULED CARGO FLIGHT WHICH OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 135 BY CORPORATE AIR, INC., WITH CALL SIGN AIRSPUR 8597. (-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER A NORMAL TOUCH DOWN UNDER LIGHT WIND CONDITIONS THE RIGHT WING APPEARED TO RISE, THEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT EXITING THE RUNWAY, SKIDDY ON IT'S BAGGAGE POD, THE AIRCRAFT THEN PROCEEDED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT COMING TO REST AT THE BOTTOM. THE AIRCRAFT AS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
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