What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Based on information provided by passenger accident video.
On 2-12-2020 N8649Z initial approach into ogg airport the aircraft was not stabilized due to shifting winds.
Aircraft touched down very hard then bounced into air in a nose high attitude followed by a nose down and impacted 3 separate times.
Aircraft then veered left into the sod area and shut down.
According to witnesses the pilot attempted to start the aircraft and could not taxi.
The nose gear was severely damaged approximately 45 degrees to normal. All three propeller blades are bent
Winds at time of accident reported as 060 degrees at 18 knots gusting to 25 knots.
2/12/2020 Aircraft was removed from phog runway without NTSB or FAA approval. Maui county airports directed removal so as to open the primary ogg runway 02.
2/20/2020 Inspector monfort (FAA iic) arrived at ogg airport and photographed damaged aircraft. Fire wall damage seen in engine compartment photograph on left side lower portion, directly in front of pilot seat. Nose wheel severely bent. All 3 propeller tips bent over, curled.
No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY PASSENGER ACCIDENT VIDEO.
ON 2-12-2020 N8649Z INITIAL APPROACH INTO OGG AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT STABILIZED DUE TO SHIFTING WINDS.
AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN VERY HARD THEN BOUNCED INTO AIR IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE FOLLOWED BY A NOSE DOWN AND IMPACTED 3 SEPARATE TIMES.
AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED LEFT INTO THE SOD AREA AND SHUT DOWN.
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO START THE AIRCRAFT AND COULD NOT TAXI.
THE NOSE GEAR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES TO NORMAL. ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES ARE BENT
WINDS AT TIME OF ACCIDENT REPORTED AS 060 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS.
2/12/2020 AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM PHOG RUNWAY WITHOUT NTSB OR FAA APPROVAL. MAUI COUNTY AIRPORTS DIRECTED REMOVAL SO AS TO OPEN THE PRIMARY OGG RUNWAY 02.
2/20/2020 INSPECTOR MONFORT (FAA IIC) ARRIVED AT OGG AIRPORT AND PHOTOGRAPHED DAMAGED AIRCRAFT. FIRE WALL DAMAGE SEEN IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT PHOTOGRAPH ON LEFT SIDE LOWER PORTION, DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF PILOT SEAT. NOSE WHEEL SEVERELY BENT. ALL 3 PROPELLER TIPS BENT OVER, CURLED.
NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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