- Date
- April 29, 1987, 08:54 local (18:54 UTC)
- Place
- Kahului, HI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4588QCessna 402A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870429081759A
- Case key
- 25582
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after takeoff, the plt reqd an 'immediate downwind' to rtrn to the arpt & was clrd to land. When asked if equip-ment was needed, he replied, 'negative, sir, a little matter of fuel.' A witness said the acft appeared very low on final apch with both props turning. The acft crash lndd short of the rwy, went thru a perimeter fence & came to rest on an incline abt 10' short of the rwy. The plt rcvd a head injury & couldn't remember many details of the occurrence. In an early interview, he indcd there was a partial pwr loss & the acft yawed, but he couldn't remember which eng 'cut out first.' Later, he was unable to recall losing pwr. Six gal of fuel was fnd in the l main tank, abt 1.5 gal was in the r main tank. The left fuel slctr was fnd in the 'main' psn, but due to dmg & rescue activities, the psn of the r fuel slctr was not determined. Both aux pump sws were in the 'off' psn. The l prop ctl was in the feather psn, but neither prop had feathered. Each main tank held 1 gal of unusable fuel. A test of the plt's blood showed 0.045% alcohol.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4588Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 402A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402A0088
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Inter-Island Air
- Registered owner
- Inter Island Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 23, 1987 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- OGG
- Destination
- LNY · Lanai, HI
- Airport
- OGG · Kahului, runway 2, 6,995 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 6,650 total · 6,400 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,800 ft broken
- Observed at
- OGG, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.