# Accident 20191007014389A: Honda Aircraft Co LLC HA-420, Charleston, SC, October 7, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2019, 08:59 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: Charleston Afb/International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8986° N, 80.0405° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8986&lon=-80.0405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N166HJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N166HJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Honda HA-420 (registry code 4400000, https://openairdocs.org/model/honda-ha-420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE Honda HF-120 (registry code 30200, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-honda-hf-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HONDA AIRCRAFT CO LLC HA-420
- Reported engine: GE HONDA HF-120
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191007014389A

## Narrative

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

N166HJ WAS ON APPROACH TO CHARLESTON AIRPORT (CHS) RUNWAY 3 AND REPORTED UNSAFE NOSE GEAR. THE TOWER COULD NOT CONFIRM THE NOSE GEAR DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 3 AND SLID ON ITS NOSE.

## 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 ERA20LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA006), Oct 7, 2019: Honda HA-420 (N166HJ), Charleston, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Ground personnel’s use of an improper towbar adapter lug, which prevented the nose landing gear from extending.

## Other reports on N166HJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20180417003779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180417003779I), Apr 17, 2018: Honda Aircraft Company HA-420 (N166HJ), Harlan, IA, Minor damage. Aircraft attempted to land on runway 15. Wind according to on board instrumentation was 080 at 11 gusting to 18. Pilot also stated that wind according to local…

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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