19850121041489A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Helio H-250 · Palm Springs, CA · January 21, 1985

Date
January 21, 1985 · 14:05 local
Place
Palm Springs, CA
Airport
Palm Springs
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N55XV
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA118
Reported as
Helio H250
Reported engine
Lycoming GO480G1D6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
527 total527 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left landing gear collapsed on touchdown. Gear strut corroded on both sides. Corrosion hidden by paint.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. GEAR STRUT CORRODED ON BOTH SIDES. CORROSION HIDDEN BY PAINT.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N55XV · 1

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