NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR23LA032
Registry · N789RJ
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
HONDA AIRCRAFT CO LLC HA-420
Year of manufacture
2019 · 3 years old at event
TCDS
A00018AT · HONDA AIRCRAFT COMPANY LLC
Engine
GE HONDA HF-120
Seats / Engines
8 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20191012
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AAB375
Registrant of record
ANDERSEN AIR LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s inadvertent attempt to takeoff on a left side of runway, rather than the centerline of runway, which resulted in a collision with runway edge lights during the night time takeoff.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that, after receiving clearance for the night time takeoff, he set the heading bug to the flight heading while entering the runway. He mistook the left runway edge lights for the runway centerline and attempted a takeoff. During the takeoff roll, the left wing struck the runway edge lights and the pilot aborted the takeoff. The left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Identification/recognition-Pilot
- — Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Monitoring environment-Pilot
- — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Light condition-Dark-Effect on operation
- — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Runway/taxi/approach light-Effect on equipment
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2022_WPR23LA032.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
Full investigation docket on
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