# Incident 20010220001429I: Socata TB20TRINIDAD, Kahului, HI, February 20, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2001, 08:02 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Airport: Kahului Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.8986° N, 156.4305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KAHULUI (OGG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8986&lon=-156.4305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2507T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2507T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD (registry code 8680695, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-20-trinidad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB20TRINIDAD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010220001429I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FOUND A/C HAD DEAD BATTERY WHEN TRYING TO START ENGINE FOR FLIGHT. HE USED JUMPER CABLES TO START A/C, THEN PROCEEDED TO DEPART ON FLIGHT. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS OVERLOADED WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED AFTER TAKE-OFF. WITH NO BATTERY POWER THE ELECTRICAL RELAYS AND ALTERNATOR WERE NOT ABLE TO ACTIVATE OR MAINTAIN THE LOAD, THE ALTERNATOR DID NOT RESTART AS THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. DEPARTING WITH DEAD OR LOW BATTERY CAUSED ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND EVENTUAL NOSEGEAR COLLAPSE.

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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