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NTSB accident investigation · Beech E18S · Kalaupapa, HI · February 13, 1986

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
February 13, 1986, 09:00 local (19:00 UTC)
Place
Kalaupapa, HI
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N30YBeech E18S
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860213070629A
Case key
25075

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

OverrunLanding
Weather condition - crosswind
All available runway - not usedPilot in commandFactor
Planned approach - misjudgedPilot in commandFactor
Go-around - delayedPilot in commandCause
Loss of control - in flightGo-around (vfr)
Airspeed(vmc) - not attainedPilot in commandCause
Stall/mush - inadvertentPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterGo-around (vfr)

Analysis

The acft crashed off the end of rwy 23 during an attempted go-around after touchdown. The plt stated that after the acft touched down aprx 300 ft down the 2,760 foot rwy he raised the flaps along with the nose of the acft to slow down. Brakes were applied and the left main gear skidded 2/3 the way down the rwy at which time full pwr was applied to go-around. The acft mushed off the end of the rwy where it contacted a rock pile and was destroyed by impact and post crash fire. The plt reported winds from 270 degs at 10 KTS when the accident occurred.

Aircraft

Registration
N30Y
Reported as
Beech E18S
Category
Airplane
Serial number
BA-93
Airframe hours
5,589
Engine
P&W R-985-AN14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Part 135
Registered owner
Pacific Express, Inc
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · January 17, 1986 · 35 hours before
Departed
HON · Honolulu, HI
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
LUP · Kalaupapa, runway 23, 2,760 × 50 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
28
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
1,328 total · 775 in this make and model · 775 as pilot in command · 152 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
270° at 10 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
66 °F, dew point 52 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.