ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146418
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 June 2012 |
| Time: | 14:20 |
| Type: |  Helio H-295 Super Courier |
| Owner/operator: | Jago River Holdings Llc |
| Registration: | N295SC |
| MSN: | 1461 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3844 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming GO-480 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Airstrip in Happy Valley, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Deadhorse, AK (HPV) |
| Fairbanks, AK (PAFA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that due to a strong westerly wind, she elected to takeoff from the east/west taxiway instead of using the north/south runway. Before departure, the pilot paced off her intended takeoff path and determined that she had a 1,200-foot-long, 200-foot-wide gravel surface that was free of obstructions. During the takeoff run, the weight shifted off the main wheels, but the tail of the airplane did not come up, and the airplane did not climb. The pilot aborted the takeoff and applied heavy braking, but the airplane drifted left of her intended path and struck a concrete loading ramp. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Photos provided by first responders revealed that the airplane’s flaps were in the up position upon arrival. The pilot reported that after the accident she did not retract the airplane’s wing flaps. Thus, due to the lack of mechanical anomalies with the airplane, the length of takeoff area, and the postaccident discovery of the flaps in the up position, it is likely that the pilot failed to properly configure the airplane’s wing flaps before takeoff.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to extend the airplane’s wing flaps before takeoff and her selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, which resulted in a collision with a concrete loading ramp during the aborted takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://www.adn.com/2012/06/20/2513605/ntsb-small-plane-crash-injures.html
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/08_295SC.txt
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=295SC&x=0&y=0
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N295SC.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 May 2009 | N295SC | Alaska Flyers | 0 | Kaktovic, Alaska | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2012 08:18 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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