# Accident 20081123852659A: Piper PA30, Kailua/Kona, HI, November 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2008, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kailua/Kona, HI
- Airport: Kona International At Keahole
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.7386° N, 156.0456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.7386&lon=-156.0456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8010Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8010Y-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,235 total, 8 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081123852659A

## Narrative

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

ON NOBEMBER 23, 2008 AT 4:00 PM HST, THE AIRPLANE, A PIPER COMMANCHE, N8010Y, LANDED ON RUNWAY 17 AT THE KAILUA-KONA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PHKO). THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND WINDS WERE 270 AT 8 KTS. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE PLANE SKIDDED, FISHTAILED AND TURNED TO THE RIGHT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED ACROSS ROUGH LAVA ROCKS, WHICH SHEARED THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY ABOUT 75 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR09CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA045), Nov 24, 2008: Piper PA-30 (N8010Y), Kona, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the delayed remedial action by the…

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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