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FAA accident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Kapolei, HI · December 4, 2023

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Date
December 4, 2023 · 12:45 local
Place
Kapolei, HI
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N691YW
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC24LA005
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-M1A+
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
135 total
N691YWRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40S/N 40.690 · Built 2006Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40Engine modelLycoming IO-360-M1A+Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On Monday, December 4, 2023, at approximately 1245 HST, following a loss of power, an aircraft attempted to make an emergency landing at kalaeloa airport (jrf); the aircraft was unable to make the runway and landed in a nearby industrial construction site. Flight was an IFR checkride with examinee (#31 first pilot) and DPE (#31 second pilot).

As the FAA filed it

ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 HST, FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER, AN AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT KALAELOA AIRPORT (JRF); THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND LANDED IN A NEARBY INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION SITE. FLIGHT WAS AN IFR CHECKRIDE WITH EXAMINEE (#31 FIRST PILOT) AND DPE (#31 SECOND PILOT).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC24LA005Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportKapolei, HIA partial loss of engine power due to lose baffling from the muffler, which resulted in an obstruction of the exhaust system.Dec 4, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N691YW · 1

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

Incident 20080523848789IFinal Approach · Kapolei, HI(-23) Flight was an introductory ride for a new student in the DA-40 aircraft. After preflight and taxi out, instructor and student completed the before takeoff checklist and took off for traffic pattern familiarization. During initial climb after takeoff,…May 23, 2008 · Minor damage