No fatalities

BOEING 777 222 accident at Kahului, HI, 19 Dec 2022

Kahului, HI, United States

On December 19, 2022, a BOEING 777 222 operated by UNITED AIRLINES INC was involved in an aviation accident near Kahului, HI. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The flight crew’s failure to manage the airplane’s vertical flightpath, airspeed, and pitch attitude following a miscommunication about the captain’s desired flap setting during the initial climb. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 17 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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BOEING 777 222
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Probable cause

The flight crew’s failure to manage the airplane’s vertical flightpath, airspeed, and pitch attitude following a miscommunication about the captain’s desired flap setting during the initial climb.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Pilot