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Sunday 4-4-2010 13:11 notified to investigate an aircraft accident on Honolulu airfield. N61384, PA31, pacific air charters, refueled, returned to ramp to board pax and taxied into N1149Y, C150, an unoccupied parked aircraft at 042130 UTC - this info based on the ATC 8020-9 that was submitted. 13:41 arrived at FSDO. 14:06 on scene south ramp accident site with insp johnson and lee. Pilot of PA31 was guy davis(gd). He had left the scene unable to locate him. I4:14 interviewed privacy data omitted, a pilot and eyewitness to the accident. He was walking nearby and observed the PA31 taxi into the Cessna. He approached the aircraft, checked for fuel leaks, checked aircraft, and secured the site. He indicated he had talked to gd - gave him a ride to air service. privacy data omitted Will provide a written statement to me for the investigation. 14:25 viewed video footage of security cameras of accident at george's aviation. Video showed PA31 collide with the Cessna at 1038 local time. George's will attempt to download footage file for forwarding to the FSDO. 15:15 back to office to research gd. Called rob moore (rm), privacy data omitted, director ops for pacific air charters. He indicated he was busy trying to move the PA31 and was too busy to talk. Said to call him back and leave a message with FSDO office phone number for gd to call tomorrow. Called back and left message. 16:15 secured from investigation for the day. Numerous attempts all week to reach pilot guy davis. Finally spoke to him and requested an office visit to obtain details of accident. Interviewed davis thurs 8 apr 13:32. Only documents he presented were his medical certificate and pilot certificate. Did not want to make a statement as the company would provide statement. Friday 9 April 2010 - rob moore, chief pilot, hand delivered copy of NTSB report he submitted. Called privacy data omitted - asked him if it was raining when he witnessed the accident. He told me that it was not raining. Will follow up with an email to include 12:25 rob moore called - he has finished NTSB report. Considering I have no other information from him I said I did want a copy. He is to stop by and hand deliver a copy. 12:45 inspector carol perry^ (cp) the poi for tropic air charters was called by rob moore to tell her the company was involved in an accident last Sunday. He noted that he still thought it was not an accident. He asked cp if she wanted a copy of the NTSB report - she responded she did not want one - work with the accident team investigators. Monday 4-12-2010 went to accident site to take more photos of skid marks and make some more measurements. Tuesday 4-13-2010REVISED letter to guy davis, request for accident documentation. Cced patrick mcnamee, and rob moore. Friday 4-16-2010 called by patrick mcnamee (pres for pacific air charters) c 284-0324 to inquire about letter that was sent to gd. Informed him we need information to close out accident report. Set up meeting at 1400 Monday 19 April to discuss details of accident. Monday 4-19-2010 1400 meeting with guy davis, rob moore, and darett kanayama assisted me with the interview. Attendees provided some of the required information about the accident. Major discussion whether it was an accident or incident. Guy davis stated a wind anomaly and wet surface area caused the accident. He could not recall what he was doing in the cockpit just prior to impact with the Cessna 150. Trip logs for guy davis were provided. He did not bring his training records. Rob moore will deliver requested documents.
As the FAA filed it
SUNDAY 4-4-2010 13:11 NOTIFIED TO INVESTIGATE AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT ON HONOLULU AIRFIELD. N61384, PA31, PACIFIC AIR CHARTERS, REFUELED, RETURNED TO RAMP TO BOARD PAX AND TAXIED INTO N1149Y, C150, AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED AIRCRAFT AT 042130 UTC - THIS INFO BASED ON THE ATC 8020-9 THAT WAS SUBMITTED. 13:41 ARRIVED AT FSDO. 14:06 ON SCENE SOUTH RAMP ACCIDENT SITE WITH INSP JOHNSON AND LEE. PILOT OF PA31 WAS GUY DAVIS(GD). HE HAD LEFT THE SCENE UNABLE TO LOCATE HIM. I4:14 INTERVIEWED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PILOT AND EYEWITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT. HE WAS WALKING NEARBY AND OBSERVED THE PA31 TAXI INTO THE CESSNA. HE APPROACHED THE AIRCRAFT, CHECKED FOR FUEL LEAKS, CHECKED AIRCRAFT, AND SECURED THE SITE. HE INDICATED HE HAD TALKED TO GD - GAVE HIM A RIDE TO AIR SERVICE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WILL PROVIDE A WRITTEN STATEMENT TO ME FOR THE INVESTIGATION. 14:25 VIEWED VIDEO FOOTAGE OF SECURITY CAMERAS OF ACCIDENT AT GEORGE'S AVIATION. VIDEO SHOWED PA31 COLLIDE WITH THE CESSNA AT 1038 LOCAL TIME. GEORGE'S WILL ATTEMPT TO DOWNLOAD FOOTAGE FILE FOR FORWARDING TO THE FSDO. 15:15 BACK TO OFFICE TO RESEARCH GD. CALLED ROB MOORE (RM), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DIRECTOR OPS FOR PACIFIC AIR CHARTERS. HE INDICATED HE WAS BUSY TRYING TO MOVE THE PA31 AND WAS TOO BUSY TO TALK. SAID TO CALL HIM BACK AND LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH FSDO OFFICE PHONE NUMBER FOR GD TO CALL TOMORROW. CALLED BACK AND LEFT MESSAGE. 16:15 SECURED FROM INVESTIGATION FOR THE DAY. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS ALL WEEK TO REACH PILOT GUY DAVIS. FINALLY SPOKE TO HIM AND REQUESTED AN OFFICE VISIT TO OBTAIN DETAILS OF ACCIDENT. INTERVIEWED DAVIS THURS 8 APR 13:32. ONLY DOCUMENTS HE PRESENTED WERE HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AND PILOT CERTIFICATE. DID NOT WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT AS THE COMPANY WOULD PROVIDE STATEMENT. FRIDAY 9 APRIL 2010 - ROB MOORE, CHIEF PILOT, HAND DELIVERED COPY OF NTSB REPORT HE SUBMITTED. CALLED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ - ASKED HIM IF IT WAS RAINING WHEN HE WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT. HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT RAINING. WILL FOLLOW UP WITH AN EMAIL TO INCLUDE 12:25 ROB MOORE CALLED - HE HAS FINISHED NTSB REPORT. CONSIDERING I HAVE NO OTHER INFORMATION FROM HIM I SAID I DID WANT A COPY. HE IS TO STOP BY AND HAND DELIVER A COPY. 12:45 INSPECTOR CAROL PERRY^ (CP) THE POI FOR TROPIC AIR CHARTERS WAS CALLED BY ROB MOORE TO TELL HER THE COMPANY WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT LAST SUNDAY. HE NOTED THAT HE STILL THOUGHT IT WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT. HE ASKED CP IF SHE WANTED A COPY OF THE NTSB REPORT - SHE RESPONDED SHE DID NOT WANT ONE - WORK WITH THE ACCIDENT TEAM INVESTIGATORS. MONDAY 4-12-2010 WENT TO ACCIDENT SITE TO TAKE MORE PHOTOS OF SKID MARKS AND MAKE SOME MORE MEASUREMENTS. TUESDAY 4-13-2010REVISED LETTER TO GUY DAVIS, REQUEST FOR ACCIDENT DOCUMENTATION. CCED PATRICK MCNAMEE, AND ROB MOORE. FRIDAY 4-16-2010 CALLED BY PATRICK MCNAMEE (PRES FOR PACIFIC AIR CHARTERS) C 284-0324 TO INQUIRE ABOUT LETTER THAT WAS SENT TO GD. INFORMED HIM WE NEED INFORMATION TO CLOSE OUT ACCIDENT REPORT. SET UP MEETING AT 1400 MONDAY 19 APRIL TO DISCUSS DETAILS OF ACCIDENT. MONDAY 4-19-2010 1400 MEETING WITH GUY DAVIS, ROB MOORE, AND DARETT KANAYAMA ASSISTED ME WITH THE INTERVIEW. ATTENDEES PROVIDED SOME OF THE REQUIRED INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACCIDENT. MAJOR DISCUSSION WHETHER IT WAS AN ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT. GUY DAVIS STATED A WIND ANOMALY AND WET SURFACE AREA CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. HE COULD NOT RECALL WHAT HE WAS DOING IN THE COCKPIT JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE CESSNA 150. TRIP LOGS FOR GUY DAVIS WERE PROVIDED. HE DID NOT BRING HIS TRAINING RECORDS. ROB MOORE WILL DELIVER REQUESTED DOCUMENTS.
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