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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr MUSTANG II · Honolulu, HI · March 2, 2007

Date: March 2, 2007 · 15:30 local
Place: Honolulu, HI
Airport: Honolulu International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N14EH
Reported as: Amtr Mustangii
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,540 total12 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N14EHRegistered now · Hirt MUSTANG IIS/N 200 · Built 1976 Airframe modelHirt MUSTANG II Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Incident caused by slight excessive speed on final. Airman is a private pilot rated in airplane single engine land. Aircraft is slightly higher on performance than average. Aircraft bounced slightly on final approach to runway 4R at hnl. Three bounces, and aircraft propeller hit on third. Wooden prop splintered and will require replacement. Airplane is an experimental with a tailwheel, requiring greater finesse than average. Advised airman he should seek flight instruction from a high time tail wheel instructor with time in this particular type of aircraft, and build several hours of operating experience with the instructor aboard.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INCIDENT CAUSED BY SLIGHT EXCESSIVE SPEED ON FINAL. AIRMAN IS A PRIVATE PILOT RATED IN AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND. AIRCRAFT IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON PERFORMANCE THAN AVERAGE. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SLIGHTLY ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 4R AT HNL. THREE BOUNCES, AND AIRCRAFT PROPELLER HIT ON THIRD. WOODEN PROP SPLINTERED AND WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. AIRPLANE IS AN EXPERIMENTAL WITH A TAILWHEEL, REQUIRING GREATER FINESSE THAN AVERAGE. ADVISED AIRMAN HE SHOULD SEEK FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM A HIGH TIME TAIL WHEEL INSTRUCTOR WITH TIME IN THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF AIRCRAFT, AND BUILD SEVERAL HOURS OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE WITH THE INSTRUCTOR ABOARD.