Cessna 305 accident near Mokuleia, HI
On February 22, 2020, a Cessna 305 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mokuleia, HI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 22, 2020
- Place
- Mokuleia, HI
- Aircraft
- Cessna 305 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 21.577°N, 158.201°W
- NTSB ID
- 20200223X34938
Official records · ANC20FA024
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn February 22, 2020, about 0920 Hawaii standard time, a Cessna Ector 305A, N65070, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Mokuleia, Hawaii. The flight instructor and airline transport pilot receiving instruction sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the operator, the instructor was providing familiarization training to the pilot receiving instruction in the accident airplane, commonly referred to as a Bird Dog or L-19. The flight departed about 0905 from Dillingham Airfield (PHDH), and according to multiple witnesses, the airplane completed one takeoff and landing in the airport traffic pattern, making a very hard landing on runway 8, and stopped abruptly. The airplane nosed over slightly and the tail impacted the runway surface. The engine was immediately shut down and the flight instructor, who was in the rear seat, exited and walked around the airplane, as if inspecting, and then boarded and started again. One witness saw the airplane perform a “zigzag taxi” on the runway, and then the airplane commenced another takeoff. Witnesses stated that the airplane yawed to the right after becoming airborne. One witness, who was a pilot, stated that the airplane was, “very slow with an abnormal right crosswind crab with wings level” and that it appeared that “something was very wrong with the airplane that was beyond the pilot’s control.” That witness reported that the wind was light and “down the runway” at the time of the takeoff. So
Probable cause
A separation of the left rudder cable due to inadequate maintenance, which resulted in an in-flight loss of control and impact with 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.
