44.0805° N, 103.2310° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Rapid City, SD, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 29, 2012 · 10:25 local
Place
Rapid City, SD
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N295JA
Reported as
Helio H-395
Reported engine
Lycoming GO-480 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
10,486 total25 in this make and model11 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.
On October 29, 2012, at appoximately 1025 MDT a Helio H-395 attempted to land at Rapid City airport in south dakota. The left wing tip and left horizontal stabilizer struck the ground. Estimated speed of the ground loop was approximately 35 mph. The pilot and crew member were uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 29, 2012, AT APPOXIMATELY 1025 MDT A HELIO H-395 ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT RAPID CITY AIRPORT IN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK THE GROUND. ESTIMATED SPEED OF THE GROUND LOOP WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE PILOT AND CREW MEMBER WERE UNINJURED.