# Accident 20050707015029A: Helio H250, Anchorage, AK, July 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2005, 15:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2000° N, 149.8333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2000&lon=-149.8333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333TB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333TB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-250 (registry code 4300302, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 600 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050707015029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY ON RUNWAY 24 AND DECELERATED TO TAXI SPEED, APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO EXIT THE RUNWAY AT INTERSECTION GOLF AND THE RIGHT GEAR FAILED AT THE WELD POINT OF THE MAIN GEAR LEG DRAG BRACE. THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND BUCKLING THE REAR SPAR AND UPPER WING SKIN APPROXIMATELY 30 INCHES INBOARD OF THE WING TIP. THE PROPELLER ALSO STRUCK THE GROUND DAMAGING BOTH BLADES.

## 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 ANC05LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA097), Jul 7, 2005: Helio H-250 (N333TB), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fracture failure of the main landing gear leg during the landing roll, which resulted in the collapse of the main landing gear.

## Other reports on N333TB (1)

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

- [Accident 20140919018209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140919018209A), Sep 19, 2014: Helio H-250 (N333TB), Circle, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot took off from gravel bar 74 miles NE of arctic village AK. Winds were gusting. Pilot states he never made it out of ground effect. Impacted rising…

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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