Heinlein George GH125 N79GH
19 September 2011 · Okeechobee, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 September 2011 at about 13:30 local time, a Heinlein George GH125 registered N79GH, operated by Mikos Peter D, was involved in an accident near Okeechobee, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Okeechobee, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Okeechobee Country Airport (OBE)
- Coordinates
- 27.2597, -80.8503
- Aircraft
- Heinlein George GH125
- Registration
- N79GH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mikos Peter D
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Okeechobee → Okeechobee
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA11LA519
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The non-certificated pilot's improper flare on an earlier flight, which resulted in a hard landing, fracture of the right main landing gear bolt, and subsequent collapse of the right main landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The non-certificated pilot was taxiing the airplane to the ramp area when the right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane rotated 180 degrees, damaging the right wing before coming to rest. A postaccident examination revealed that a bolt in the right main landing gear had fractured. Subsequent examination of the bolt determined that it fractured in overstress due to concomitant shear and bending stresses. In addition, the pilot stated that he might have landed the airplane hard on the day of the accident and also a few times prior to the accident. The right main landing gear bolt had accumulated 265 hours of total time in service. No additional mechanical anomalies were noted with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Heinlein George GH125 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 2018 | Heinlein George GH125 | Valkaria, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 6 Sep 2011 | Boeing 737 7H4 | Cape Coral, Florida, United States | Southwest Airlines | Serious injuries | - |