# Incident 20180203001979I: Helio H-295, Scottsdale, AZ, February 3, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2018, 13:50 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5072K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5072K) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180203001979I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 3, 2018, AIRCRAFT N5072K DEPARTED FROM THE SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA AIRPORT (SDL) AND LANDED IN DEER VALLEY (DVT) WITH NO ISSUES. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLEW FROM (DVT) TO PAYSON ARIZONA (PAN) UPON LANDING THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR HAD A SHIMMY. BEFORE DEPARTING FROM PAYSON THE PILOT INSPECTED THE NOSE GEAR, INCLUDING THE WHEEL AND TIRE FOR WEAR, FLAT SPOTS OR LOW PRESSURE. AFTER FINDING NO VISIBLE DEFECTS, THE AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED FROM (PAM) ENROUTE TO (DVT). ON LANDING AT (DVT), THE PILOT AGAIN NOTICED A SHIMMY ALTHOUGH NOT AS PROMINENT AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED. PRIOR TO LEAVING (DVT), THE PILOT AGAIN VISUALLY INSPECTED THE NOSE GEAR, WHEEL AND TIRE AS WELL AS THE RUDDER AND SPRINGS TO ENSURE THE CENTERING MECHANISMS WERE IN PROPER ORDER AND THE RUDDER WAS ALIGNED WITH THE CENTERLINE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED (DVT) AND UPON LANDING AT (SDL), THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY HELD THE NOSE OFF THE GROUND AS LONG AS POSSIBLE AND WHEN THE NOSE TIRE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE TIRE BLEW CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER BLADES, THE NOSE GEAR AND THE SKIN FORWARD OF THE NOSE GEAR. ON FEBRUARY 6, 2018 I INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND CONCUR THE DAMAGE TO BE MINOR AND BASED UPON INSPECTION OF THE NOSE TIRE AND GEAR WOULD CONCUR THE DAMAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH A TIRE BLOW OUT CAUSING SUBSEQUENT GEAR COLLAPSE.

## Other reports on N5072K (1)

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

- [Incident 20020824035979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020824035979I), Aug 24, 2002: Helio H295 (N5072K), Oxnard, CA. (-23) On climb out of cma pilot experienced loss of power followed by loss of oil pressure. Pilot requested routing to nearest airport. Diverted to oxr and…

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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