Piper PA-28-140 accident near Lanai City, HI
On June 15, 2001, a Piper PA-28-140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lanai City, HI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 15, 2001
- Place
- Lanai City, HI
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 20.883°N, 156.965°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010627X01274
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 14, 2001, at 2044 Hawaiian standard time, a Piper PA-28-140, N319FC, impacted level terrain 5.4 miles northwest of the Lanai Airport (LNY), Lanai City, Hawaii. Mueller Aviation operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was destroyed. The student pilot sustained fatal injuries; the certified flight instructor (CFI) sustained serious injuries. The instructional cross-country flight departed Honolulu International Airport (HNL), Honolulu, Hawaii, about 1945, en route to Kapalua Airport (HJH), Lahaina, on the island of Maui. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan had been filed. In a post accident interview, the CFI reported that the purpose of the flight was to do a night cross-country in preparation for the student's private pilot check ride. After receiving a weather briefing, the student pilot filed a flight plan to HJH at 3,000 feet. The intent was to execute a night landing at the Kahului Airport (OGG), Kahului, Hawaii, or LNY. As the flight proceeded towards Lanai, weather conditions deteriorated. The CFI told the student to make a right turn. Instead, the student made a left descending turn and they entered instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). The CFI took the controls and initiated a climb on a heading of approximately 270 degrees when the airplane impacted the ground in a level attitude. The National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge (IIC) reviewed recorded radio transmissions between the pilot and the Honolulu Automated Flight Serv
Probable cause
the CFI's inadequate in-flight planning/decision making, inadequate supervision, and his delayed remedial action, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
