What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Saturday, 1/15/2022, aircraft tail number N992SA, Flight Design Gmbh light sport airplane crashed into the jungle while on climb out after taking off runway 24 of Hana Airport phhn in Hawaii.
The pilot reported removed flaps at about 80' above the ground after which the aircraft began to descend and the pilot could not recover from.
Weather at the time of incident was reported as: wind 06004KT 10SM few clouds at 8000' temperature 25C dew point 20C altimeter 3006.
The aircraft came to rest on in the jungle, partially angled nose down. The passenger was able to extract himself, but was unable to extract the PIC. The PIC was unconscious and pinned by the aircraft.
The PIC injuries included loss of consciousness, 2 broken ribs, facial and arm lacerations, and 2 black eyes.
The passenger was treated for minor injuries and released the same day.
The pilot reported a loss of power which is pending further investigation by a tear down inspection of the engine by the engine manufacturer, Rotax.
This report will be updated upon completion of this analysis.
The NTSB analysis was completed and reported back to the honolulu FSDO on 6/1/2022. NTSB analysis showed:
The recording function on the EFIS-D100 was set to ?off? So no relevant data were recovered from it.
Date recorded was not a valid parameter so the data provided was correlated to the accident event using the GPS locations to match the preliminary information of the accident. Time may also be offset, the time of the event in the recorded data appears to be about 11 minutes off from the time mentioned in the preliminary.
The device recorded at data point once every 10 seconds.
There wasn?t an altitude parameter recorded. GPS altitude recorded a value of zero for the duration of recorded data.
The last valid data parameter appears to be at 19:44:47 device time. After this point data became stagnant and erratic for some parameters.
As the FAA filed it
ON SATURDAY, 1/15/2022, AIRCRAFT TAIL NUMBER N992SA, FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH LIGHT SPORT AIRPLANE CRASHED INTO THE JUNGLE WHILE ON CLIMB OUT AFTER TAKING OFF RUNWAY 24 OF HANA AIRPORT PHHN IN HAWAII.
THE PILOT REPORTED REMOVED FLAPS AT ABOUT 80' ABOVE THE GROUND AFTER WHICH THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DESCEND AND THE PILOT COULD NOT RECOVER FROM.
WEATHER AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS: WIND 06004KT 10SM FEW CLOUDS AT 8000' TEMPERATURE 25C DEW POINT 20C ALTIMETER 3006.
THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON IN THE JUNGLE, PARTIALLY ANGLED NOSE DOWN. THE PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO EXTRACT HIMSELF, BUT WAS UNABLE TO EXTRACT THE PIC. THE PIC WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND PINNED BY THE AIRCRAFT.
THE PIC INJURIES INCLUDED LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, 2 BROKEN RIBS, FACIAL AND ARM LACERATIONS, AND 2 BLACK EYES.
THE PASSENGER WAS TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY.
THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER WHICH IS PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY A TEAR DOWN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE BY THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER, ROTAX.
THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED UPON COMPLETION OF THIS ANALYSIS.
THE NTSB ANALYSIS WAS COMPLETED AND REPORTED BACK TO THE HONOLULU FSDO ON 6/1/2022. NTSB ANALYSIS SHOWED:
THE RECORDING FUNCTION ON THE EFIS-D100 WAS SET TO ?OFF? SO NO RELEVANT DATA WERE RECOVERED FROM IT.
DATE RECORDED WAS NOT A VALID PARAMETER SO THE DATA PROVIDED WAS CORRELATED TO THE ACCIDENT EVENT USING THE GPS LOCATIONS TO MATCH THE PRELIMINARY INFORMATION OF THE ACCIDENT. TIME MAY ALSO BE OFFSET, THE TIME OF THE EVENT IN THE RECORDED DATA APPEARS TO BE ABOUT 11 MINUTES OFF FROM THE TIME MENTIONED IN THE PRELIMINARY.
THE DEVICE RECORDED AT DATA POINT ONCE EVERY 10 SECONDS.
THERE WASN?T AN ALTITUDE PARAMETER RECORDED. GPS ALTITUDE RECORDED A VALUE OF ZERO FOR THE DURATION OF RECORDED DATA.
THE LAST VALID DATA PARAMETER APPEARS TO BE AT 19:44:47 DEVICE TIME. AFTER THIS POINT DATA BECAME STAGNANT AND ERRATIC FOR SOME PARAMETERS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.