Dillingham Airfield Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Mokuleia, Hawaii 96819
Sunday, November 15, 1987 7:00 PST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PLT RPRTD THAT HE HAD MADE A NORMAL PREFLIGHT, BUT AFTER THE ACFT HAD ROLLED ABOUT 200 TO 250 FT ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ACFT CAME TO REST WITH DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SECTION, PROPS & ENGS. DRG AN INSPN OF THE ACFT, THE LANDING GEAR LEVER WAS FOUND IN THE UP POSITION. THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY DURING A SUBSEQUENT CHECK OF THE SYSTEM.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/15/1987
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 700
Event Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Event City MOKULEIA
Event State HAWAII
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 96819
Event Date Year 1987
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport DILLINGHAM AIRFIELD
Event Location Nearest Airport ID HDH
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 15
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 855 Hawaii Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 126
Weather Observation Facility ID HNL
Elevation of weather observation facility 13
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 21
Time Zone of the weather observation HST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 4500
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 2200
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
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) 21
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 19
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 340
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 5
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 None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1647
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Nov 15 1987 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1615
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 34853
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 2:59PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N802H
NTSB Number LAX88LA044
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH
Aircraft Model D18S
Aircraft Series Identifier D18S
Aircraft Serial Number A229
Certified Max Gross Weight 8750
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 10
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Nov 12 1987 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 5
Airframe Hours 19091
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name LANI BIRD INC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 266 LAGOON DR.
Aircraft Owner City HONOLULU
Aircraft Owner State HI
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 96819
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name LANAI BIRD INC
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 266 LAGOON DR
Operator City HONOLULU
Operator State HI
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 96819
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation 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) Positioning
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 0
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code HNL
Destination City HONOLULU
Destination State HI
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 8
Runway Length 9200
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --