# NTSB ANC05LA045: Helio H-295, N6465V, Fairbanks, AK, February 28, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 28, 2005, 11:45 local (15:45 UTC) - Place: Fairbanks, AK - Coordinates: 64.349998, -147.933334 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.3500&lon=-147.9333&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 13, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA Fairbanks, FSDO-01 - NTSB case key (mKey): 61079 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC05LA045 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61079/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA045 ## Probable cause The pilot's delay in performing a go-around, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - distance/altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with object, go-around (vfr) - object - tree(s) - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airline transport pilot was conducting an on-demand cargo flight to a remote airstrip. On final approach to land, he noticed he was too low, and initiated a go around, but the airplane continued to descend and collided with trees at the approach end of the runway. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The airplane sustained structural damage to the wings and fuselage. ## Factual narrative On February 28, 2005, about 1145 Alaska standard time, a Helio H-295 airplane, N6465V, sustained substantial damage during an in-flight collision with trees following a go-around at the Gold King Strip, 40 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by Wright Air Service of Fairbanks, as a visual flight rules (VFR) cargo flight under Title 14, CFR Part 135, when the accident occurred. The solo airline transport pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan was filed. The flight departed the Fairbanks International Airport, Fairbanks, about 1115. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on February 28, the pilot stated he was on short final, and determined he was too low. He said he initiated a go-around, but in the process of climbing and getting the flaps up, the airplane flew into the trees. He said there were no known mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident. He said the airplane sustained structural damage to the wings and fuselage when it impacted the trees. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6465V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6465V), registered now, S/N 1417, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Helio H-295 - Registry model: [Helio H-295](https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-295) (registry code 4300802) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1417 - Airframe hours: 9246 - Engines: Lycoming GO-480-GIDG 295 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Registered owner: Wright Air Service Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, September 23, 2004, 88 hours before - Departed: FAI, Fairbanks, AK - Destination: AK32, Gold King, AK - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: AK47, Gold King Airport, runway 060, 2,300 × 75 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review January 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 19,700 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 19,500 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 30 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken - Temperature: 16 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20050228006499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050228006499A), Feb 28, 2005: Helio H295, Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot turned base to final with full flaps, descended below glide path, applied full power and reduced flaps to 1/2, but continued to sink lower, turned… ## Other investigations on N6465V (2) 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 ANC15LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA004), Nov 15, 2014: Helio H 295 (N6465V), Nenana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical anomalies. - [NTSB ANC97LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA128), Aug 23, 1997: Helio H-295 (N6465V), Fort Yukon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in a swerve and collision with a tree as the pilot continued the takeoff, subsequently jamming the stabilator and… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.