# Accident 20000412028969A: Helio H295, Albuquerque, NM, April 12, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2000, 13:15 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Coronado Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0900° N, 106.8994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0900&lon=-106.8994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H295
- Reported engine: LYC GO480G1D6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,895 total, 25 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000412028969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4)THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT MAIN WHEEL AND TAIL WHEEL EXIT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 70 YARDS FROM ROLL COMMENCEMENT. THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE GROUND, AND ROCKED FROM SIDE TO SIDE.  IT THEN CAME BACK DOWN TO THE RUNWAY, AND WAS ON THE ASPHALT FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS.  THE WITNESS SAID THAT THE ENGINE SOUND OF 'FULL POWER' NEVER CHANGED.  HE SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE THEN JUMPED BACK INTO THE AIR AGAIN, AND AGAIN ROCKED FROM SIDE TO SIDE LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL AT ANY MOMENT.  HE SAID THEN THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN AND HIT THE RUNWAY.                                                       (-23)^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS PILOT IN COMMAND AND AFTER TAKEOFF BOTH PILOTS FELT ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING THE POWER REQUIRED FOR NORMAL TAKEOFF.  IT WAS DECIDED TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY.  ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS FLYING AIRCRAFT AND LANDED ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY ON RIGHT GEAR ONLY BOUNCING AND DRAGGING THE RIGHT GEAR UNTIL IT BROKE CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO LEAVE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN00LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA073), Apr 12, 2000: Helio H-295 (N3MA), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff initial climb.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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