ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 302777
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| Date: | Thursday 15 December 2022 |
| Time: | 12:05 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 77 Skipper |
| Owner/operator: | Registration Pending |
| Registration: | N991AB |
| MSN: | WA-79 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3503 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kauai Island/Lihue Airport (LIH/PHLI), Lihue, HI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kauai Island/Lihue Airport, HI (LIH/PHLI) |
| Kauai Island/Lihue Airport, HI (LIH/PHLI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On December 15, 2022, about 1205 Hawaii-Aleutian standard time, a Beech 77 airplane, N991AB, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at Lihue Airport (PHLI), Lihue, Hawaii. The pilot sustained serious injuries and the passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot reported that, during departure, he could not climb the airplane, which stalled toward the end of the runway and descended into terrain at the edge of the airport property, resulting in substantial damage to both wings and fuselage. The pilot of a commercial airplane that departed shortly before the accident airplane reported poor climb performance during departure. A review of the topography for the runway that was used for both takeoffs indicated the possibility of downdraft conditions on the departure path of the runway. It is likely that the airplane encountered a downdraft during departure that exceeded the climb capability of the airplane and resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack, entering an aerodynamic stall, and descending into terrain.
Probable Cause: The airplane’s exceedance of its critical angle of attack after encountering a downdraft during departure, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106474
https://news.yahoo.com/2-hurt-lihue-plane-crash-170500166.html
https://sites.google.com/site/kauaiflyingclub/_/rsrc/1472875018789/aircraft/Tweety%20Bird%20%28close%29.jpg (photo)
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2023 21:59 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 08-Nov-2023 20:21 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Accident report, Photo] |
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