# Accident 20230214002279A: Cessna P337H, Kona, HI, February 14, 2023 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 14, 2023, 08:38 local time - Place: Kona, HI - Airport: Ellison Onizuka Kona International At K - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: BIAA - Location: 19.7563° N, 156.0447° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.7563&lon=-156.0447&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5KR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5KR) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna P337H (registry code 2075731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p337h) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA P337H - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER - People aboard: 5 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot - Pilot flight hours: 4,116 total, 104 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA023) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230214002279A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. DURING TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT CRASHED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 35 PAST THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA. PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE-OFF AND DEPARTED RUNWAY 35 @ GOLF. PILOT STATED HE TOOK OFF THE GROUND AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE, AND ABOUT 100 FEET AND POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB HE RETRACTED GEAR AND AT SAME INSTANCE HE LOST WHAT APPEARED TO BE ENGINE POWER. THROTTLE WAS AT FULL POWER POSITION, AT THAT POINT HE HAD TO RELY ON AIRSPEED TO TRY AND LAND AIRCRAFT AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. AN ON-SITE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINES WERE PERFORMED 27 MARCH 2023 BY A LOCAL AIFRAME AND POWERPLANT TECHNICAN ALONG WITH TWO FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS ON SITE AT THE REQUEST OF THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR: REAR ENGINE WAS GROUND RUN FOR APPROXIMATLEY 10 MINUTES. THE ENGINE WAS ABLE TO START NORMALLY WITHOUT ANY KNOWN ISSUES. THE ENGINE WAS THEN SET TO THE FOLLOWING PAREMETERS: 1500 RPM 1800 RPM 2000 RPM 25 INCHCES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE. NO KNOWN MECHANCIAL OR DECREASE IN PERFORMANCE WAS ANNOATED AT THIS TIME. FRONT ENGINE WAS INSPECTED ONLY AND A PERFORMANCE RUN WAS NOT PERFORMED DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE AICRAFT AND PROPELLER: REMOVED TOP SPARK PLUGS FROM ENGINE. 3 FROM LEFT SIDE AND 3 FROM RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE. SPARK PLUGS LOOKED CLEAN, NO EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION, OR WEAR. TESTED CYLINDERS ON TOP OF ENGINE FOR COMPRESSION WITH FINGER SUCTION TEST. MECHANIC LUBED CYLINDERS TO PERFORM BETTER CHECK OF COMPRESSION. ROTATED PROPELLER BY HAND TO CHECK COMPRESSION. TOP 6 CYLINDERS HAD COMPRESSION. FRONT ENGINE PROPELLER ROTATED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. ROTATED MANUALLY TO PERFORM CYLINDER COMPRESSION CHECK. REMOVED BOTTOM SPARK PLUGS FROM ENGINE. 3 FROM LEFT SIDE AND 3 FROM RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE. SPARK PLUGS LOOKED CLEAN, NO EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION, OR WEAR. REMOVED 6 ENGINE VALVE COVERS. GASKETS WERE PRESENT, NO SIGN OF WEAR OR LEAKS. VALVES LOOKED INTACT, ALL HARDWARE PRESENT, NORMAL OPERATION. TESTED BY ROTATING PROPELLER. ALL VALVES OPENED AND CLOSED. MAGNETO FIRING TEST CONDUCTED. LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE MAGNETOS WERE FIRING AT 18 DEGREES. FRONT CONE OF PROPELLER IS BENT, SO TIMING INDICATOR WAS NOT CENTERED PROPERLY WHEN PERFORMING TEST. SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIRING AT THE 20 DEGREES POSITION. REAR AND FRONT ENGINE SHOWED 6 QUARTS OF OIL ON DIP STICK WHEN INSPECTED. SHOULD HAVE 8 QUARTS AS PER AIRCRAFT TCDS. ## 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 ANC23LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA023), Feb 14, 2023: Cessna P337H (N5KR), Kona, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to recognize that the rear engine was not operating during takeoff, which resulted in an attempted single-engine takeoff and the airplane’s subsequent descent and impact with… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.