# Accident 20160710010969A: Helio H-295, Grants Pass, OR, July 10, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2016, 15:30 local time
- Place: Grants Pass, OR
- Airport: Grants Pass
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5100° N, 123.3881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5100&lon=-123.3881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9185Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9185Z) (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 H-295
- Reported engine: LYCOMING GO-480 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,244 total, 3,994 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160710010969A

## Narrative

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

DURING A LANDING ROLL OUT ON RWY 13, WHILE PERFORMING TAKEOFF/LANDING PRACTICE AT GRANTS PASS AIRPORT (3S8), OR, THE PILOT SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A CROSS-WIND FROM THE RIGHT AS THE PILOT WAS BRINGING THE TAILWHEEL TO THE RWY CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO SWERVE RIGHT.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER WITH FULL LEFT RUDDER, RIGHT AILERON DOWN INTO THE WIND, AND BRAKE WHEN THE LEFT WHEEL DROPPED OFF THE RWY AND CAUSING A SUBSEQUENT GROUND LOOP.

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

THE LEFT WING SUSTAINED DAMAGE AT THE OUTBD REAR CORNER; THE LEFT AILERON WAS BUCKLED/BENT UPWARD BEGINNING AT THE OUTBD ATTACH POINT; AND THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS BUCKLED AT MID-POINT JUST OUTBOARD OF THE LEFT ELEVATOR.  THE DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL.

THE PILOT STATED THAT N9185Z HAS CROSS WIND GEAR AND A TAIL WHEEL LOCK BUT THAT IT WAS NOT LOCKED DUE TO A LACK OF PROFICIENCY.  HE SAID THAT THE WIND HAD BEEN BENIGN LEADING UP TO THE LANDING. HE HAD BEEN PROFICIENT IN THE USE OF A TAIL WHEEL LOCK 15 YEARS AGO.

## 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 GAA16CA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA366), Jul 10, 2016: Helio H 295 (N9185Z), Grants Pass, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and a ground loop.

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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