# Incident 20210216002709I: Honda Aircraft Co LLC HA-420, Wilmington, NC, February 16, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2021, 00:23 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2257° N, 77.9447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2257&lon=-77.9447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21HJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21HJ) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210216002709I

## Narrative

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

INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTING SURVEILLANCE AT ILM AND NOTICED A DAMAGED AIRCRAFT.  UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, HE FOUND THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED BY HITTING TREES ON APPROACH TO THE ILM AIRPORT ON 02/16/2021.  THE PIC DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N21HJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20250110000769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250110000769I), Jan 10, 2025: Honda Aircraft Co LLC HA-420 (N21HJ), Fryeburg, ME, Minor damage. On 01/10/2025 at 2059Z, [privacy data omitted] flown into Eastern Slopes Regional (izg) into Maine collapsed the nose landing gear after touchdown on rwy 32.…

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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