Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Honolulu Intl Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Honolulu, Hawaii 96819
Wednesday, February 8, 1989 17:52 HST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
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.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
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.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 2/8/1989 |
| Event Day of the Week | Wednesday |
| Time of Event | 1752 |
| Event Time Zone | Hawaii Standard Time |
| Event City | HONOLULU |
| Event State | HAWAII |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 96819 |
| Event Date Year | 1989 |
| Event Date Month | 2 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | Yes |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | HONOLULU INTL |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | HNL |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
| Airport Elevation | 13 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1755 Hawaii Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | HNL |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 13 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | HST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 2000 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 15 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 26 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 290 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 7 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Minor |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | 2 |
| Injury Total None | 1 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 337 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Feb 8 1989 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 2127 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 38716 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 13 2000 12:28PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N6149G | N88TE |
| NTSB Number | LAX89FA103A | LAX89FA103B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- | -- |
| Damage | Substantial | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 150K | 152 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 150K | 152 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 15071649 | 15284536 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 1600 | 1670 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual | Unknown |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jan 1 1989 12:00AM | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 10246 | -- |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | No |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | JAMES K. JACKSON | CHANCY R. EVELAND, JR. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 98-1700A KAAHUMANU ST. | 94-444 HOKUILL ST. |
| Aircraft Owner City | PEARL CITY | MILILANI TOWN |
| Aircraft Owner State | HI | HI |
| Aircraft Owner Country | ||
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 96782 | 96789 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- | -- |
| Operator Name | EVELAND AERO | |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes | No |
| Operator Street Address | 104 D. LAGOON DR. | |
| Operator City | HONOLULU | |
| Operator State | HI | |
| Operator Country | ||
| Operator Zip code | 96819 | |
| Operator Code | ||
| Owner has at least one certificate | None | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal | Instructional |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | No |
| Departure Airport Code | MKK | NPS |
| Departure City | MOLAKAI | HONOLULU |
| Departure State | HI | HI |
| Departure Country | ||
| Departure Time | 1700 | 0 |
| Departure Time Zone | HST | |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | ||
| Destination City | ||
| Destination State | ||
| Destination Country | ||
| Specific Phase of Flight | Approach | Approach |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:35AM | Jan 2 2001 10:35AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 22L | 22L |
| Runway Length | 9000 | 9000 |
| Runway Width | 150 | 150 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |