33.8304° N, 83.8908° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Loganville, GA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 26, 2008 · 22:40 local
Place
Loganville, GA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N7507H
Reported as
Robsin R44
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot took off not knowing that the left ground wheel was still on. Did not effectively preflight the aircraft. Lost the wheel over a residential area. Wheel landed in the roof of a homeowner resulting in damage. Estimated damage unknown. Pilot paid the homeowner $6,000.00.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT TOOK OFF NOT KNOWING THAT THE LEFT GROUND WHEEL WAS STILL ON. DID NOT EFFECTIVELY PREFLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT. LOST THE WHEEL OVER A RESIDENTIAL AREA. WHEEL LANDED IN THE ROOF OF A HOMEOWNER RESULTING IN DAMAGE. ESTIMATED DAMAGE UNKNOWN. PILOT PAID THE HOMEOWNER $6,000.00.