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| Date: | Thursday 15 October 2009 |
| Time: | 06:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | Mokulele Air Group Inc |
| Registration: | N861MA |
| MSN: | 208B0825 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5008 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Molokai Airport, Molokai, HI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Molokai/Kaunakakai Airport, HI (MKK/PHMK) |
| Molokai/Kaunakakai Airport, HI (MKK/PHMK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The director of operations reported that after the passengers were boarded, the flight crew noted a discrepancy in the load manifest and the pilot-in-command (PIC) exited the airplane. The PIC reported that the ramp agent was instructed to put the tail stand in place; however, the agent ignored the instructions and entered the airplane via the aft door with the passengers still on board. The airplane subsequently tilted downward and sustained a tail strike, which resulted in structural damage to a fuselage bulkhead.
Probable Cause: The failure of the ramp agent to use a tail stand.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR10LA022
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 October 2013 | N861MA | Mokulele Airlines | 0 | Piilani Highway, Kihei, Maui | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 11:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 09-Jun-2023 05:11 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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