# Accident 20090118002409A: Mulec FP404, Hilo, HI, January 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2009, 17:09 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Airport: Hilo International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.7167° N, 155.0500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.7167&lon=-155.0500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81633, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81633) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mulec Frank A FP-404 (registry code 05628EQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/mulec-frank-a-fp-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MULEC FP404
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532DC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090118002409A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED THE HILO INT’L AIRPORT (PITO) AND FLEW TOWARD HIS REGULAR PRACTICE AREA SOUTH OF HILO.  AT 2500 FEET APPROXIMATELY, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT (CEASED) AND THAT THE PROP STOPPED IMMEDIATELY.  THE AIRCRAFT DOES NOT HAVE A STARTER, THEREFORE THE PILOT TRIED TO DIVE TO GET THE PROPELLER TO WINDMILL WITHOUT SUCCESS, TURNED TOWARD THE DRAG STRIP, DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO REACH THE FIELD AND LANDED ON A GRASS CLEARING THAT IS FRONT OF THE DRAG STRIP.  THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED THE WING ON LANDING ON THE FENCE THAT BOARDERS THIS FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE WING AND LANDING GEAR.

## 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 WPR09CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA090), Jan 18, 2009: Mulec Frank A FP-404 (N81633), Hilo, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a clogged fuel filter.

## Other reports on N81633 (1)

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

- [Incident 20070923022059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070923022059I), Sep 23, 2007: Amtr FP404 (N81633), Hilo, HI, Minor damage. (-23) PIC reported upon landing and taxiing off the runway surface the right landing gear collapsed. The PIC did not attribute this failure from a possible…

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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