Honolulu International Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Honolulu, Hawaii 96819
Thursday, January 26, 2012 11:06 HST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The student pilot reported that, during a solo flight, she made a normal approach, and the airplane touched down firmly on the runway and bounced twice. The pilot neutralized the flight controls to stop the bouncing. When directed by the tower air traffic controller to go-around, she applied full power, turned off the carburetor heat, and raised the flaps. As she raised the airplane’s nosewheel off of the ground, the airplane veered to the left, exited the runway surface, and struck a runway sign. The airplane’s firewall sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operations.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The student pilot’s improper landing flare and inadequate directional control while performing an aborted landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 1/26/2012
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1106
Event Time Zone Hawaii Standard Time
Event City Honolulu
Event State HAWAII
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 96819
Event Date Year 2012
Event Date Month 1
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 211907N
Event Location Longitude 1575520W
Event Location Airport Honolulu International Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID PHNL
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 13
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1053 Hawaii Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID PHNL
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 --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 2100
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 26
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 20
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 160
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 11
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 16
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.98
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report PHNL 262053Z 16011G16KT 10SM FEW021 SCT027 SCT039
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 29673
NTSB Notification Source FAA AWP Operations Center
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Mar 1 2012 12:40PM
User who most recently changed record stam
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N66540
NTSB Number WPR12CA082
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 172P
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 17275990
Certified Max Gross Weight 2400
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Dec 22 2011 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 40
Airframe Hours 13000
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name HAWAII AIRCRAFT LEASING LLC
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City MAKAKILO
Aircraft Owner State HI
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 96707
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Moore Air Incorporated
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Honolulu
Operator State HI
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 96819
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
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) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code PHJR
Departure City Kapolei
Departure State HI
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1050
Departure Time Zone HST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code PHNL
Destination City Honolulu
Destination State HI
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Mar 1 2012 12:40PM
User who most recently changed record stam
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 04L
Runway Length 6952
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --