No fatalities
19 Dec 2022: BOEING 777 222 — UNITED AIRLINES INC — Kahului, HI
On 19 Dec 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.
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