Kalaupapa Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Kalaupapa, Hawaii 96732
Thursday, February 13, 1986 9:00 HST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE ACFT CRASHED OFF THE END OF RWY 23 DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN APRX 300 FT DOWN THE 2,760 FOOT RWY HE RAISED THE FLAPS ALONG WITH THE NOSE OF THE ACFT TO SLOW DOWN. BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SKIDDED 2/3 THE WAY DOWN THE RWY AT WHICH TIME FULL PWR WAS APPLIED TO GO-AROUND. THE ACFT MUSHED OFF THE END OF THE RWY WHERE IT CONTACTED A ROCK PILE AND WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST CRASH FIRE. THE PLT REPORTED WINDS FROM 270 DEGS AT 10 KTS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 2/13/1986
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 900
Event Time Zone Hawaii Standard Time
Event City KALAUPAPA
Event State HAWAII
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 96732
Event Date Year 1986
Event Date Month 2
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport KALAUPAPA
Event Location Nearest Airport ID LUP
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 26
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
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) 19
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 11
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 270
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 10
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 1
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1150
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Feb 13 1986 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1145
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 31621
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:14AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N30Y
NTSB Number LAX86LA119
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire Ground
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH
Aircraft Model E18S
Aircraft Series Identifier E18S
Aircraft Serial Number BA-93
Certified Max Gross Weight 9300
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 Jan 17 1986 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 35
Airframe Hours 5589
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name PACIFIC EXPRESS, INC
Aircraft Owner Street Address P.O. BOX 30622
Aircraft Owner City HONOLULU
Aircraft Owner State HI
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 96820
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code PAXA
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 Non-scheduled
Indicates Domestic or International Flight Domestic
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail Cargo
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Unknown
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code HON
Departure City HONOLULU
Departure State HI
Departure Country
Departure Time 825
Departure Time Zone HSI
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Approach
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 23
Runway Length 2760
Runway Width 50
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --