...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 kt.
* WHERE...Kauai Northwest Waters, Kauai Windward Waters, Kauai
Leeward Waters, Kauai Channel and Oahu Leeward Waters.
* WHEN...Until 6 AM HST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions.
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A military aircraft was involved in a hard landing at the "Daniel K. Inouye International Airport" this afternoon.
UPDATE - 10PM: Airport officials tell KITV4 that they reopened the 4R runway at 9:50pm after inspecting the runway.
UPDATE - 9PM: The military has removed the plane from the Daniel K. Inouye Airport tarmac. No injuries were reported.
UPDATE - 8:21pm: According to DOT reports, the plane has been identified as an F-16, and is still on the tarmac. It is a visiting aircraft. The 4R runway will remained closed until the military can retrieve the plane by crane.
Planes are having to land on the reef runway, instead of the 4R.
ORIGINAL STORY
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- A fighter jet made a crash landing at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Monday afternoon, after its front landing gear did not deploy.
The crash happened around 2:45 p.m. The crash landing happened on runway 4R at the airport, according the Department of Transportation. The pilot used the jet’s tail hook to slow down after the front landing gear failed, DOT said.
Miraculously, the jet did not appear suffer much damage despite the rough landing.
Commercial jets landing at HNL will have to land at runway 8R due to accident, which could cause some delays for any incoming aircraft for about the next hour to 90 minutes, a spokesperson said.
No injuries or major damage done to the runway were reported.
It is unclear what military branch the aircraft belonged or the type of aircraft.
This is a developing story. Check back with KTIV4 for more information.
Matthew has been the digital content manager for KITV4 since September 2021. Matthew is a prolific writer, editor, and self-described "newsie" who's worked in television markets in Oklahoma, California, and Hawaii.
