Piper PA-28-140 accident near Kapolei, HI
On December 19, 2008, a Piper PA-28-140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kapolei, HI. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 19, 2008
- Place
- Kapolei, HI
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 21.316°N, 158.056°W
- NTSB ID
- 20081219X04502
Official records · WPR09FA060
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 19, 2008, about 1141 Hawaiian standard time, a Piper PA-28-140, N6182J, collided with trees and a power line during a forced landing following a partial loss of engine power on takeoff initial climb from Kalaeloa Airport, Kapolei, Hawaii. The flight instructor, the private pilot receiving instruction, and the passenger were seriously injured. The airplane was registered to, and operated by, Offshore Flight School, Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the instructional flight, which originated from Honolulu International Airport about 1020. The flight instructor stated that "the flight was a complementary pleasure flight for the [flight school] owner’s old friend and his wife." She further stated that the flight was to be a counterclockwise trip around the island of Oahu, with touch-and-go landings at Dillingham Airport and Kalaeloa Airport. The private pilot was in the left front seat, and the instructor was in the right front seat. The flight instructor said that the flight to Dillingham Airport and the landing there were uneventful. Soon after leaving Dillingham Airport, about 1120, she had the private pilot change the fuel selector from the left tank to the right tank. About 1135, when the airplane was about 4 miles west of Kahe power plant, she contacted Kalaeloa Airport tower for landing instructions and was given clearance for the option to runway 4L. The airplane was level at 1,500 feet mean sea level when she h
Probable cause
The partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to the failure of both pilots to use carburetor heat during a long descent for landing in carburetor icing conditions, and, the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.
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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.
