Dillingham Airfield Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Mokuleia, Hawaii 96791
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 15:15 HST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

According to the pilot, as the airplane approached the runway, he realized that the airplaneā€™s descent rate was higher than normal. The airplane touched down hard, bounced, and began to porpoise. The pilot attempted to abort the landing, but the airplane yawed left, its nose hit the ground, and it nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and the vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal flight.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 2/1/2012
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1515
Event Time Zone Hawaii Standard Time
Event City Mokuleia
Event State HAWAII
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 96791
Event Date Year 2012
Event Date Month 2
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 213428N
Event Location Longitude 1581130W
Event Location Airport Dillingham Airfield
Event Location Nearest Airport ID PHDH
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 14
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1455 Hawaii Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 160
Weather Observation Facility ID PHHI
Elevation of weather observation facility 14
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 12
Time Zone of the weather observation HST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 3900
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) 24
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 15
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 90
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 8
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.93
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
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 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 29669
NTSB Notification Source FAA ROC
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Mar 2 2012 5:38PM
User who most recently changed record coos
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N5026C
NTSB Number WPR12CA088
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed Unknown
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 172S
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 172S8965
Certified Max Gross Weight 2550
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 AAIP
Date of Last Inspection Jan 28 2012 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 3
Airframe Hours 5035
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name NOAH FLYING INC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 1255 NUUANU AVE APT 2613
Aircraft Owner City HONOLULU
Aircraft Owner State HI
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 96817-4014
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name NOAH FLYING INC
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 1255 NUUANU AVE APT 2613
Operator City HONOLULU
Operator State HI
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 96817-4014
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 PHNL
Departure City Honolulu
Departure State HI
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1400
Departure Time Zone HST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code PHDH
Destination City Mokuleia
Destination State HI
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Mar 2 2012 5:38PM
User who most recently changed record coos
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 08
Runway Length 9007
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --