# NTSB DFW06CA116: Heliotech H-250, N777LF, Woodville, TX, May 1, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 30, 2006, 20:15 local (May 1, 2006, 01:15 UTC) - Place: Woodville, TX - Coordinates: 30.8688888888889, -94.4588888888889 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8689&lon=-94.4589&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 29, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 63614 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW06CA116 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63614/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA116 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with obstructions at the departure end of the airstrip during an aborted landing. A contributing factor was dusk light conditions. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, landing - aborted - aborted landing - initiated, pilot in command - In flight collision with object, go-around (vfr) - object - tree(s) - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - light condition - dusk (contributing factor) ## Analysis The 473-hour private pilot of the single-engine tail-wheel equipped airplane completed a local 35-minute flight. Upon returning to his private 1,800-foot long by 80-foot wide grass airstrip, the pilot executed a successful stop-and-go landing, and then elected to stay in the pattern. During the second approach, while landing to the north (runway 35) at about 2015 local time, the pilot touched down long and decided he did not have sufficient runway to stop, so he elected to add power to abort the landing. The STOL airplane became airborne; however, the airplane was not able to clear the trees at the departure end of the airstrip. The airplane impacted trees and terrain and came to rest about 510 feet beyond the departure end of the airstrip. The left wing separated from the airframe. The pilot, who had accumulated 173 hours in the make and model, reported no mechanical problems with the airplane. The weather was clear and the wind was calm at the time of the mishap. ## Factual narrative The 473-hour private pilot of the single-engine tail-wheel equipped airplane completed a local 35-minute flight. Upon returning to his private 1,800-foot long by 80-foot wide grass airstrip, the pilot executed a successful stop-and-go landing, and then elected to stay in the pattern. During the second approach, while landing to the north (runway 35) at about 2015 local time, the pilot touched down long and decided he did not have sufficient runway to stop, so he elected to add power to abort the landing. The STOL airplane became airborne; however, the airplane was not able to clear the trees at the departure end of the airstrip. The airplane impacted trees and terrain and came to rest about 510 feet beyond the departure end of the airstrip. The left wing separated from the airframe. The pilot, who had accumulated 173 hours in the make and model, reported no mechanical problems with the airplane. The weather was clear and the wind was calm at the time of the mishap. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N777LF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777LF), registered now, S/N 2535, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Heliotech H-250 - Registry model: [Helio H-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-250) (registry code 4300302) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2535 - Airframe hours: 3438 - Engines: Lycoming O-540 250 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Aeolian Corporation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2005 - Departed: Woodville, TX - Airport: runway PVT, 1,800 × 80 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 473 total, 173 in this make and model, 301 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °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 20060430006499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060430006499A), Apr 30, 2006: Helio H250, Woodville, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot attempted landing after a thirty to forty minute local area flight, under VFR conditions, with one passenger, to their residential Private grass… From the NTSB's public API. 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