# Incident 20111210027749I: Short Bros SD3-60, Honolulu, HI, December 10, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2011, 09:25 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TXHA
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N221LM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221LM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros SD3-60 (registry code 8100606, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-sd3-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A series (registry code 61508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHORT BROS SD3-60
- Reported engine: U/A CANADA PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111210027749I

## Narrative

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

INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 12/10/2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 0925, A SD3-60 N221LM S/N SH3722 OPERATED BY TRANS EXECUTIVE AIRLINES OF HAWAII DEPARTED KONA AIRPORT (KOA) FOR HONOLULU (HNL). AFTER COMPLETION OF NORMAL CLIMB CHECK LIST, THE PILOT OBSERVED THE LEFT AND RIGHT HYDRAULIC LIGHTS ON CAUTION SHIELD ILLUMINATE; THE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY INDICATOR WAS ALSO INDICATING BETWEEN 6R AND YELLOW. PILOT CONTINUED TO MONITOR THE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY INDICATOR, THE INDICATOR STARTED TO INDICATE THE RED AREA AND HYDRAULIC PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 500 AND 1500 PSI. THE CREW REDUCED THE SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT TO 145 KNOTS, AND EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR, PILOT NOTICED THE GEAR TOOK A LITTLE LONGER THAN NORMAL TO INDICATE 3 GREEN. THE CREW OPERATED THE AIRCRAFT AT 140 TO 145 KNOTS FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE FLIGHT TO HNL, THE CREW ADVISED HNL OF THE SITUATION, A NO FLAP APPROACH, LIMITED BRAKES, AND NO STEERING ONCE ON THE GROUND, THE CREW ALSO DECLARED AN EMERGENCY.THE CO-PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON SPEED, ON SPOT AND SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO 75 KNOTS, EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT, THE CREW CLEARED THE ACTIVE RUNWAY WITH DIFFERENTIAL POWER, AFTER TURNING ONTO TAXIWAY E, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO THE GRASS AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE DEPLETED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED TO TRANS EXECUTIVE HANGAR, NO DAMAGED TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUSTAINED.

## Other reports on N221LM (4)

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

- [Accident 20250611008759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250611008759A), Jun 11, 2025: Short Bros SD3-60 (N221LM), Honolulu, HI, Substantial damage. Aircraft was returning to hnl airport, crew switched seats so SIC sat left hand to have practice with operating the ground stearing tiller and PIC sat right…
- [Incident 20230816010019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230816010019I), Aug 16, 2023: Short Bros SD3-60 (N221LM), Honolulu, HI, No damage. Shortly after takeoff, aircraft experienced dual hydraulic failure. Crew declared emergency and approached hnl. Landing gear handle was placed in down position…
- [Incident 20210930016079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210930016079I), Sep 30, 2021: Short Bros SD3-60 (N221LM), Hilo, HI, Minor damage. At approximately 0810 Hawaii local time N221LM, a SD3-60 aircraft, [privacy data omitted] a 14 CFR part 135 on demand operator impacted a ground vechicle…
- [Accident 20150629011759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150629011759A), Jun 29, 2015: Short Bros SD3-60 (N221LM), Kapolei, HI, Substantial damage. On June 29, 2015, a company check airman was conducting a 14 CFR part 135.293 and .299 check for an initial new hire (first officer). After completing a VOR…

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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