# Accident 20181113022519A: Wells Eugene DRAGON FLY-B, Kailua Kona, HI, November 13, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2018, 11:50 local time
- Place: Kailua Kona, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.7369° N, 156.0431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.7369&lon=-156.0431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5023G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5023G-2021-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wells Eugene DRAGON FLY-B (registry code 0564449, https://openairdocs.org/model/wells-eugene-dragon-fly-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WELLS EUGENE DRAGON FLY-B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,356 total, 1 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181113022519A

## Narrative

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

KAILUA-KONA, DRAGON FLY-B, DURING LANDING ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY 17,  THE PILOT LOSS CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE AIRPLANE STATRED FISHTAILING SENDING THE AIRPLANE OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY ONTO ABANDONED LAVA FILED.  AIRPLANE SUFFERED  SUBSTANTIAL DAMGAGE AND THE PILOT DID NOT SUFFERED ANY INJURIES.

## 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 GAA19CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA059), Nov 13, 2018: Eugene Wells Dragon Fly-B (N5023G), Kailua/Kona, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in a crosswind. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience in tailwheel airplanes for which he did not have an…

## Other reports on N5023G (2)

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

- [Incident 19910705048729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910705048729I), Jul 5, 1991: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N5023G), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found right gear over-center pivot arm had failed.
- [Incident 19870529021899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870529021899I), May 29, 1987: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N5023G), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. During taxi for takeoff the left main gear collapsed. Landing gear down lock mechanism failed to positively engage

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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