# Accident 20160523010079A: Cessna 182H, Hanapepe, HI, May 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2016, 09:22 local time
- Place: Hanapepe, HI
- Airport: Port Allen
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 21.8958° N, 159.5997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.8958&lon=-159.5997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2007X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2007X-2018-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 353 total, 40 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160523010079A

## Narrative

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

ON 05/23/2016 N2007X WAS TAKING OFF FROM PAK AIRPORT IN HAWAII ON A SPORT PARACHUTE FLIGHT. WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH ABOUT 10 KNOTS OF WIND OUT OF THE ENE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 9 AND CLIMBED TO APROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP, ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED IN A NEAR VERTICAL NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE JUST OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT BURST INTO FLAMES AFTER IMPACT. THE POST ACCIDENT ENGINE ANALYISES DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY ENGINE ANOMALIES. THE FOUR SKYDIVERS WERE SITTING ON THE FLOOR OF THE AIRCRAFT. 12 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS RECOVERED FROM THE RIGHT WING. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS HAD CONTINUITY. POSTCRASH CALCULATIONS INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS WITHIN GROSS WEIGHT AND CENTER OF GRAVITY ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 WPR16FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA116), May 23, 2016: Cessna 182 (N2007X), Hanapepe, HI, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed following a partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination, which resulted in the airplane exceeding…

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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