20041224033889I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech E18S · Kaunakakai, HI · December 24, 2004

Date: December 24, 2004 · 06:30 local
Place: Kaunakakai, HI
Airport: Molokai Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: K2AA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N231H
Reported as: Beech E18S
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 25,126 total5,000 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

N231HRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2020 · Beech E18SS/N BA-281 · Built 1957 Airframe modelBeech E18S Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On late final at Molokai Airport (mkk) the pilot realized that the landing gear was unsafe. The pilot elected to do a waveoff, hit both propellers on the ground during the go-around maneuver, and returned to the honolulu airport which was about 20 minutes distance. Pilot reported unsafe gear condition to mkk tower and that he would return to hnl. Pilot did not declare an emergency landing back at hnl. Pilot was wearing a noise cancelling headset.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON LATE FINAL AT MOLOKAI AIRPORT (MKK) THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS UNSAFE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO DO A WAVEOFF, HIT BOTH PROPELLERS ON THE GROUND DURING THE GO-AROUND MANEUVER, AND RETURNED TO THE HONOLULU AIRPORT WHICH WAS ABOUT 20 MINUTES DISTANCE. PILOT REPORTED UNSAFE GEAR CONDITION TO MKK TOWER AND THAT HE WOULD RETURN TO HNL. PILOT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY LANDING BACK AT HNL. PILOT WAS WEARING A NOISE CANCELLING HEADSET.

Other reports on N231H · 2

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

Incident 20080422835619ILevel Off Touchdown · Honolulu, HI(-23) Left main landing gear retract chain broke at the top of retraction after take-off. This caused the right MLG & tail lg to be jammed in the up position & the left MLG to trail freely in flight. Upon landing, the left MLG collapsed and the aircraft…Apr 22, 2008 · Minor damage Incident 19810826079559IRio Grande, Puerto RicoStolen aircraft landed on a sand road by unknown persons. Minor damage to tail gear, left aileron, right wing tip.Aug 26, 1981 · Minor damage