Event SEA89LA058

1989-03-18 JEROME, Idaho, United States Airport · U73 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N128AF

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 II

Year of manufacture

2006

TCDS

H11NM · ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO

Engine

LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5 (260 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20210209

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A07170

Registrant of record

SUMMERSKYZ INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N128AF North American T-28A None

Probable cause & findings

THE FAILURE OF ANOTHER PERSON TO REPORT A HARD LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE NOT BEING INSPECTED BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL.

Factual narrative

DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NOSE GEAR WEB HAD CRACKED. PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE UNDERWENT A HARD LANDING WHICH WAS NOT REPORTED OR INSPECTED BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_SEA89LA058.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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