- Date
- February 8, 1989, 17:52 local (Feb 9, 1989, 03:52 UTC)
- Place
- Honolulu, HI
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19890208033782A19890208033781A
- Case key
- 26210
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
Inadequate control tower service provided by the local controller (lc), and failure of the two pilots to see and avoid each other's aircraft. Related factors were: identification of the wrong aircraft by the local controller, his excessive workload (heavy traffic), and visual perception from the local controllers point of view.
Inadequate control tower service provided by the local controller (lc), and failure of the two pilots to see and avoid each other's aircraft. Related factors were: identification of the wrong aircraft by the local controller, his excessive workload (heavy traffic), and visual perception from the local controller's point of view.
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.
Analysis
ATP plt (ap) in Cessna 150 (C150), N6149G, apchd arpt fm east for straight-in lndg as student plt (sp) in Cessna 152 (C152), N88TE, apchd fm nw. Tfc was hvy & plt of 3rd hi wing Cessna (C172, N758ND) was inbnd to enter rgt tfc bhnd C152 & lnd on rwy 22R. At 1748:43, twr ctlr (lc) clrd C150 to lnd (straight-in) on rwy 22L; 58 sec ltr, sp (C152) ctcd twr for lndg instrn & entered angling dwnwnd. When sp ctcd twr, lc saw hi wing Cessna (probably C172) nw of arpt, thought itwas sp's C152 & clrd sp to lnd on rwy 22R. At 1751:32, 3rd plt (C172) ctcd twr, reqd lndg on rwy 22R & was clrd to lnd; 19 sec ltr, just bfr turning to base leg, sp's clnc was chgd to lnd on rwy 22L. Subsequently, C150 & C152 collided, abt 20 to 30 ft AGL on final apch for rwy 22L. They converged while traveling at abt same spd. Neither plt saw otr acft bfr acdnt. Lc had C150 in sight on final apch, but indcd he actually saw C172, when he thought he had C152 in sight. Also, he noted that with development of housing on mtns to north, acft flying north of arpt blended with background.
ATP plt (ap) in Cessna 150 (C150), N6149G, apchd arpt fm east for straight-in lndg as student plt (sp) in Cessna 152 (C152), N88TE, apchd fm nw. Tfc was hvy & plt of 3rd hi wing Cessna (C172, N758ND) was inbnd to enter rgt tfc bhnd C152 & lnd on rwy 22R. At 1748:43, twr ctlr (lc) clrd C150 to lnd (straight-in) on rwy 22L; 58 sec ltr, sp (C152) ctcd twr for lndg instrn & entered angling dwnwnd. When sp ctcd twr, lc saw hi wing Cessna (probably C172) nw of arpt, thought itwas sp's C152 & clrd sp to lnd on rwy 22R. At 1751:32, 3rd plt (C172) ctcd twr, reqd lndg on rwy 22R & was clrd to lnd; 19 sec ltr, just bfr turning to base leg, sp's clnc was chgd to lnd on rwy 22L. Subsequently, C150 & C152 collided, abt 20 to 30 ft AGL on final apch for rwy 22L. They converged while traveling at abt same spd. Neither plt saw otr acft bfr acdnt. Lc had C150 in sight on final apch, but indcd he actually saw C172, when he thought he had C152 in sight. Also, he noted that with development of housing on mtns to north, acft flying north of arpt blended with background.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N6149G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071649
- Airframe hours
- 10,246
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James K. Jackson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 1989
- Departed
- MKK · Molakai, HI
- Airport
- HNL · Honolulu Intl, runway 22L, 9,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
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.
- Registration
- N88TE
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284536
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Eveland Aero
- Registered owner
- Chancy R. Eveland, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- NPS · Honolulu, HI
- Airport
- HNL · Honolulu Intl, runway 22L, 9,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N6149G
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11,000 total · 4,000 in this make and model · 8,000 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N88TE
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 53 total · 53 in this make and model · 14 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HNL
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.