Incident Overview

Date: Sunday 18 August 2019
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX
Owner/operator: Mokulele Airlines
Registration Number: N879MA
Location: Kapalua Airport, HI (JHM) – ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Aircraft Systems – Specifically, the aircraft’s airspeed control system, the thrust control system (propeller), and the braking system (main landing gear).Aircraft Systems – Specifically, the aircraft’s airspeed control system, the thrust control system (propeller), and the braking system (main landing gear).
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Cessna 208B airplane, N879MA, experienced a significant landing accident at Kapalua Airport (JHM) due to an excessive approach speed during landing. The pilot, operating as Flight 504, initiated a landing roll, and the first officer, acting as the monitoring pilot, adjusted the aircraft’s airspeed. Despite initial attempts to decelerate, the aircraft’s behavior deteriorated, leading to a runway overrun and subsequent damage. The pilots’ decision to continue the approach, despite the airspeed being too high, ultimately resulted in the landing and subsequent damage.A Cessna 208B airplane, N879MA, experienced a significant landing accident at Kapalua Airport (JHM) due to an excessive approach speed during landing. The pilot, operating as Flight 504, initiated a landing roll, and the first officer, acting as the monitoring pilot, adjusted the aircraft’s airspeed. Despite initial attempts to decelerate, the aircraft’s behavior deteriorated, leading to a runway overrun and subsequent damage. The pilots’ decision to continue the approach, despite the airspeed being too high, ultimately resulted in the landing and subsequent damage.

Description

A Cessna 208B airplane, N879MA, sustained substantial damage after overrunning the end of runway 2 during the landing roll at the Kapalua Airport (JHM), Hawaii. The airplane was being operated as Flight 504 by Mokulele Airlines, as a scheduled commuter flight. According to the captain, during the second flight of the day, while landing at Kapalua, the first officer was the pilot flying, and he was the monitoring pilot. He added that, during the approach to the 3,000 ft. long, by 100 ft. wide asphalt-covered runway, the airspeed was about 35 knots too fast, and the airplane touched down about halfway down the runway, “a little longer than normal”. He said that after touchdown, the first officer moved the propeller thrust lever into beta range (reverse), but “something didn’t feel right” and that the airplane was not decelerating. Subsequently, the captain took control of the airplane, applied the thrust lever to full reverse, but the airplane did not slow down. The captain said that he applied maximum brakes, but the main landing gear wheels locked and began to skip. The airplane subsequently overran the departure end of runway 2 and continued down an embankment, and into an area of tree and brush-covered terrain, sustaining substantial damage to the left aileron. The first officer reported that, during the approach, the airplane was a little fast and floated longer down the runway than normal. He was not sure of the exact touchdown point but noted that he did not hear any loud noise typically associated with the application of the beta. The captain then took the flight controls and applied full reverse with no change or deceleration. The captain then applied full brakes, but the airplane exited the runway. All crew and passengers evacuated through the main door and nobody was injured. Probable Cause: The pilots’ failure to maintain a proper approach speed and their decision to continue the approach for landing, which resulted in the airplane landing long and a subsequent runway overrun.

Source of Information

https://mauinow.com/2019/08/18/mokulele-plane-skids-off-runway-at-kapalua-maui/https://mauinow.com/2019/08/18/mokulele-plane-skids-off-runway-at-kapalua-maui/

Primary Cause

Excessive approach speed during landing, combined with a lack of proper deceleration and a failure to maintain a safe landing distance.Excessive approach speed during landing, combined with a lack of proper deceleration and a failure to maintain a safe landing distance.

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