Cessna 208B N879MA

Summary

On 18 August 2019 at about 20:37 local time, a Cessna 208B registered N879MA, operated by Mokulele Airlines, was involved in an accident near Lahaina, Hawaii, United States. 10 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 August 2019 at 20:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Lahaina, Hawaii, United States

Nearest airport

Kapalua (JHM)

Coordinates

20.9697, -156.6692

Aircraft

Cessna 208B

Registration

N879MA

Category

Airplane

Year built

2013

Engines

1

Operator

Mokulele Airlines

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Honolulu → Kapalua

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC19LA046

Nobody was injured.

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The captain reported that, due to the wind conditions at the destination airport, he and the first officer, who was the pilot flying, decided to fly the approach for landing at 95 knots indicated airspeed (KIAS) and use less than full flaps. The captain stated, and onboard data confirmed, that the airplane crossed the threshold of the 3,000 ft-long-runway at 115 KIAS. The airplane touched down about 2,000 ft down the runway at about 96 knots KIAS. Despite the pilots’ application of reverse thrust and full braking, the airplane continued off the end of the runway, where it impacted a fence and trees and came to rest in a ditch, resulting in substantial damage. The pilots and eight passengers egressed the airplane with no injuries. A complete examination of the thrust reverse system was not performed, as the airplane had been disassembled before the examination could take place. However, given the airplane’s touchdown point, there was insufficient runway remaining on which to stop the airplane even if the pilots had utilized a short field landing technique, which required an approach speed of 78 KIAS and full landing flaps. The pilots’ failure to maintain the predetermined approach speed and their decision to continue the approach despite the airplane’s excessive speed resulted in the airplane landing long and a subsequent runway overrun.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.