- Date
- January 13, 1986, 09:35 local (19:35 UTC)
- Place
- Kalaupapa, HI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N53SACessna 402B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860113076839A
- Case key
- 25052
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt said that when he departed rwy 5, the acft 'became airborne prematurely due to a hump and rough nature of the runway.' He further said that 'after wallowing monentarily behind the power curve,' the acft began a normal climb and acceleration profile. However, he said that just off the beach, the left wing tip struck a large (ocean) wave 'at an approximate altitude of 70 ft.' the acft continued flying, but the left wing was substantially damaged. The 2760 ft rwy was located in close proximity to the beach. Rprtdly, large ocean waves in the range of 30 ft do occur along the beach, just off the arpt. According to the owner's manual, the no wind takeoff distance to clear a 50 ft obstacle should have been aprx 1600 ft on a normal takeoff profile.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53SA
- Reported as
- Cessna 402B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402B0591
- Airframe hours
- 9,512
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-E, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Reeves Aviation, Inc
- Registered owner
- Hutchinson Air Transport
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 1986 · 24 hours before
- Destination
- MKK · Kaunakakai, HI
- Airport
- LUP · Kalaupapa, runway 5, 2,760 × ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total · 400 in this make and model · 3,200 as pilot in command · 280 in the last 90 days · 90 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 10 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.