# Accident 20020814025709A: Helio H295, Kukakleklake, AK, August 14, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2002, 15:30 local time
- Place: Kukakleklake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.3708° N, 154.9750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3708&lon=-154.9750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N920AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N920AS) (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 ANC02LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020814025709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. RINNER STATED THE AIRCRAFT OPERATION WAS GOOD AND ON TAKE OFF EVERYTHING WAS WORKING, AND THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. MR. RINNER SAID HE MISJUDGED THE REQUIRED TAKE-OFF DISTANCE, THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT. HOWEVER, THE TAKE-OFF DISTANCE NEEDED FOR FOUR PEOPLE ON BOARD WAS MORE THAN HE HAD FIGURED. MR. RINNER SAID THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO THE FLOATS, THE FLOAT MOUNTING BRACES, AND A DENT TO THE LEFT FLAP.^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 ANC02LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA101), Aug 15, 2002: Helio H-295 (N920AS), Igiugig, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the wind/weather conditions resulting in a collision with an embankment during the takeoff run. A factor contributing to the accident was a sudden wind shift to a…

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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