# Incident 20070302022809I: Amtr MUSTANGII, Honolulu, HI, March 2, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2007, 15:30 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14EH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14EH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hirt MUSTANG II (registry code 1690413, https://openairdocs.org/model/hirt-mustang-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MUSTANGII
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,540 total, 12 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070302022809I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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