- Date
- June 18, 1989, 14:22 local (Jun 19, 1989, 00:22 UTC)
- Place
- Kalaupapa, HI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N88MEAmerican AA-1C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890618016059A
- Case key
- 26433
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to prevent a stall from which there was insufficient altitude to recover.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft was observed to abort an attempt to land on runway 23 and enter a low, left hand pattern for another attempt. The winds were favoring runway 5 at nine knots gusting to twenty two knots. Witnesses described the pattern and approach as low and unstable. On final approach the aircraft was reported to have suddenly rocked back and forth and then disappeared into the ocean short of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88ME
- Reported as
- American AA-1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1C0073
- Airframe hours
- 2,914
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Eveland, Chacy R., Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 23, 1989
- Departed
- HNL · Honolulu, HI
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- LUP
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 280 total · 16 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 9 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKK, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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