# Accident 20081219853969A: Piper PA28140, Kapolei, HI, December 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2008, 11:41 local time
- Place: Kapolei, HI
- Airport: Kalaeloa (John Rodgers Field)
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3158° N, 158.0558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3158&lon=-158.0558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6182J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6182J-2014-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 15 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081219853969A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:34 HST, N6182J DEPARTED HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON A CIRCLE-ISLAND FLIGHT.  APPROXIMATELY 14 NM NORTHWEST OF KALAELOA AIRPORT (JRF) THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SWITCHED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TANK.  FOLLOWING THE FIRST TOUCH AND GO LANDING, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT PRODUCE FULL POWER.  PILOT REPORTED, “LOW POWER” TO THE TOWER CONTROLLER, THEN MADE A LEFT BANK IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON CORAL SEA ROAD.  AS THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO BRUSH, THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A TREE.  THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A POWERLINE AND DETACHED FROM THE FUSELAGE.  THE LEFT WING WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 76 FEET FROM THE REST OF THE WRECKAGE.  PILOT AND PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 WPR09FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA060), Dec 19, 2008: Piper PA-28-140 (N6182J), Kapolei, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to the failure of both pilots to use carburetor heat during a long descent for landing in carburetor icing conditions, and, the flight…

## Other reports on N6182J (1)

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

- [Incident 19921203055789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921203055789I), Dec 3, 1992: Piper PA28140 (N6182J), Honolulu, HI. Pilot crossed runway behind landing Boeing 737. Insufficient evidence to prove pilot deviation.

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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