# Accident 20020801017099A: Helio H295, Central, AK, August 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2002, 16:45 local time
- Place: Central, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.5599° N, 145.2505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.5599&lon=-145.2505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50718, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50718-2018-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-295 (registry code 4300802, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H295
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020801017099A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 1, 2002, ABOUT 1645 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL-EQUIPPED HELIO H-295 AIRPLANE, N50718, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT A REMOTE, UNIMPROVED AIRSTRIP, ABOUT 124 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT YUKON, ALASKA, ALONG YOUR CREEK. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY CIRCLE AIR OF CENTRAL, ALASKA, AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) BUSINESS FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE SOLO COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND COMPANY VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ANOTHER REMOTE AIRSTRIP ALONG YOUR CREEK, ABOUT 40 MILES NORTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC) ON AUGUST 2, THE PILOT SAID AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL/TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE LANDING GEAR. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG THEN DUG INTO THE GROUND, AND BENT REARWARD. HE SAID THE FUSELAGE STRUCTURE AND SKIN WERE DAMAGED AT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT POINT. HE FURTHER STATED THAT WHEN HE RETRIEVED THE WHEEL/TIRE, HE NOTED THAT THE AXLE WAS BROKEN. THE PILOT SAID PRIORTO THE ACCIDENT THERE WERE NO KNOWN MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ UPON LANDING THE PILOT HEARD A NOISE AND THEN OBSERVED THE RIGHT GEAR WHEEL ROLLING OUT IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT FELT THE AIRCRAFT GO DOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP.

## 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 ANC02LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA089), Aug 2, 2002: Helio H-295 (N50718), Fort Yukon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the axle shaft, which resulted in the separation of the right main tire/wheel from the airplane on landing.

## Other reports on N50718 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20140915023199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140915023199A), Sep 15, 2014: Helio H-295 (N50718), Prospect Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Airman took off from the ramp due to cross winds when airborne aircraft rolled to the left was un-recoverable and became inverted and crashed.

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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