# Accident 20090516857239A: Helio H-295, Kaktovik, AK, May 16, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2009, 12:45 local time
- Place: Kaktovik, AK
- Airport: Barter Island Lrrs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MQAA
- Location: 70.1206° N, 143.6595° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.1206&lon=-143.6595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N295SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N295SC-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-295 (registry code 4300802, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480-G1D6 (registry code 42182, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-g1d6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H-295
- Reported engine: LYCOMING GO-480-G1D6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090516857239A

## Narrative

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

LANDING AT 6500 FEET ON MCCALL GLACIER PILOT ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH. AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF LANDING AREA ON ROUGH SNOWPACK. RIGHT SKI ENCOUNTERED ICE HUMMOCK BENDING SKI AXEL AND DETACHING SKI.

## 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 ANC09LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA047), May 16, 2009: Helio H-295 (N295SC), Kaktovic, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after an in-flight encounter with a downdraft while landing in mountainous terrain, and her decision to fly at an altitude where such an…

## Other reports on N295SC (1)

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

- [Accident 20120620013199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120620013199A), Jun 20, 2012: Helio H-295 (N295SC), Happy Valley, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to correct for crosswind resulting in an impact with a large concrete structure. Substantial damage and 2 serious injuries.

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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