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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Helio H-250 · Anchorage, AK · September 26, 2016

Date: September 26, 2016 · 13:34 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Airport: Lhd Strip
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6324V
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC16LA072
Reported as: Helio H-250
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,300 total10,000 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

N6324VRegistered now · Helio H-250S/N 2538 · Built 1968 Airframe modelHelio H-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The PIC landed at the lake hood strip. He stated he made a normal wheel landing, let the tail come down and as soon as the tail wheel touched down it started to shimmy and he applied the brakes normally and both main gear sheared off at the same time and the aircraft came to rest on the center of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC LANDED AT THE LAKE HOOD STRIP. HE STATED HE MADE A NORMAL WHEEL LANDING, LET THE TAIL COME DOWN AND AS SOON AS THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN IT STARTED TO SHIMMY AND HE APPLIED THE BRAKES NORMALLY AND BOTH MAIN GEAR SHEARED OFF AT THE SAME TIME AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC16LA072Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe fatigue fracture failure of both main landing gear (MLG) legs during the landing roll, which resulted in the collapse and separation of both MLG legs.Sep 26, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6324V · 2

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

Accident 20060519012049ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Anchorage, AK(-23) At approximately 20 ft. altitude, the pilot aborted a takeoff from a 3,000 ft gravel runway because he felt the engine was not developing full power. He stated that after reducing power to abort the takeoff the airplane landed hard and ground looped…May 19, 2006 · Substantial damage Accident 19750928033679ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Teller, AKAbt 53LBS ovr max gross wt. Short strip with house 100FT frm dep end. Ran into pond.Sep 28, 1975 · Substantial damage