- Date
- February 7, 1982, 09:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kalaupapa, HI
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N16524Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820207003039A
- Case key
- 71218
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses stated that the aircraft touched down approximately halfway down runway 5 with the winds out of the west. The pilot stated that when nearing the end of the runway she put on full throttle to initiate a go around but it was too late. The aircraft came to rest 180 feet beyond the departure end of runway 5 in three foot high lava boulders.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16524
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7325290
- Airframe hours
- 8,096
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320E3D, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Caroline Kang/Ca. Mccluney Co.
- Registered owner
- Pierce Fly Hawaii
- Departed
- IUP · Honolulu, HI
- Destination
- HNL · Kalaupapa, HI
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Kalaupapa, runway 5, 2,760 × 0 ft, macadam
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 130 total · 1 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 153 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AMOS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.