What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N865MA departed honolulu international airport for Kalaupapa Airport (phlu). Upon arriving at phlu, the pilot performed a 360 degree turn for spacing purpose in response to another aircraft reported on the field. The pilot was concerned that the other aircraft had not cleared the runway. Upon receiving confirmation from the other aircraft that it was clear of the runway, N865MA entered an extended final for landing. Passengers reported the pilot appeared overly concerned with the location of the other aircraft.
Passenger video shows the approach to landing appeared normal until short final, at which time the aircraft sunk rapidly and violently impacted the runway. Passengers reported the aircraft then bounced and briefly became airborne, struck the runway a second time, and began slipping and rolling side to side before coming to rest just off to the side of the runway, facing 180 degrees opposite the landing direction.
Investigation indicates that after the aircraft touched down for a second time, the nose gear collapsed. Both wing impacted the ground at some point which is indicated by the upward bend of each wingtip. Markings on the runway show the prop struck multiple times in a low pitch configuration before being feathered.
The evacuation of the aircraft was initiated and performed by passengers without the assistance of the pilot who remained seated the entire time. As a result of the hard landing, one passenger suffered minor cuts and bruises. Two other passengers reported soreness and back pain several days later.
As the FAA filed it
N865MA DEPARTED HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR KALAUPAPA AIRPORT (PHLU). UPON ARRIVING AT PHLU, THE PILOT PERFORMED A 360 DEGREE TURN FOR SPACING PURPOSE IN RESPONSE TO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT REPORTED ON THE FIELD. THE PILOT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE OTHER AIRCRAFT HAD NOT CLEARED THE RUNWAY. UPON RECEIVING CONFIRMATION FROM THE OTHER AIRCRAFT THAT IT WAS CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY, N865MA ENTERED AN EXTENDED FINAL FOR LANDING. PASSENGERS REPORTED THE PILOT APPEARED OVERLY CONCERNED WITH THE LOCATION OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT.
PASSENGER VIDEO SHOWS THE APPROACH TO LANDING APPEARED NORMAL UNTIL SHORT FINAL, AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT SUNK RAPIDLY AND VIOLENTLY IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. PASSENGERS REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT THEN BOUNCED AND BRIEFLY BECAME AIRBORNE, STRUCK THE RUNWAY A SECOND TIME, AND BEGAN SLIPPING AND ROLLING SIDE TO SIDE BEFORE COMING TO REST JUST OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, FACING 180 DEGREES OPPOSITE THE LANDING DIRECTION.
INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN FOR A SECOND TIME, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. BOTH WING IMPACTED THE GROUND AT SOME POINT WHICH IS INDICATED BY THE UPWARD BEND OF EACH WINGTIP. MARKINGS ON THE RUNWAY SHOW THE PROP STRUCK MULTIPLE TIMES IN A LOW PITCH CONFIGURATION BEFORE BEING FEATHERED.
THE EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS INITIATED AND PERFORMED BY PASSENGERS WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE PILOT WHO REMAINED SEATED THE ENTIRE TIME. AS A RESULT OF THE HARD LANDING, ONE PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES. TWO OTHER PASSENGERS REPORTED SORENESS AND BACK PAIN SEVERAL DAYS LATER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.