# Incident 20081227853739I: Doug MD900, Kamuela, HI, December 27, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2008, 15:50 local time
- Place: Kamuela, HI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Approach
- 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: N902AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902AF-2017-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter MD 900 (registry code 3027375, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-md-900) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD900
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09IA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09IA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081227853739I

## Narrative

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

THE RIGHT HAND END PLATE WAS INSTALLED WITHOUT REGARD TO THE RUN ON TORQUE.  A&P RECEIVED COUNSELING.  SAFETY RECOMMENDATION COMPLETED.  OPERATOR TO FILL OUT A SDR.

## 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 WPR09IA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09IA070), Dec 28, 2008: MD Helicopter MD 900 (N902AF), Kamuela, HI, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The separation of the endplate bolts for undetermined reasons, resulting in an in-flight separation of the right endplate. Contributing to the accident was the manufacturer's failure to provide…

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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