N111PV
Registered owner: HENSON BUILDERS LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRMED INTERNATIONAL, LLC (MDGA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
3 reports on file, 2013-02-23 – 2020-04-03.
Part: BRAKE ASSY — NOT REPORTED (LT MLG) · airframe 8,856 hrs · 7,112 cycles
AIRCRAFT HAD A BRAKING ISSUE, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BRAKE WITH A OVERHAULED UNIT AND BLED AS NECESSARY. OPS CHECKED GOOD AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: LANDING GEAR — COLLAPSED (NLG & MLG) · airframe 7,936 hrs · 6,332 cycles
THE FLIGHT DEPARTED RNWY 1L, UPON GEAR RETRACTION, ATC POINTED OUT HELICOPTER TRAFFIC AT MY 11OâCLOCK POSITION, INSTRUCTED ME TO KEEP THAT TRAFFIC IN SIGHT & TURN TO HEADING 240. GLANCED DOWN AT THE GEAR HANDLE & OBSERVED THE RED LIGHT IN THE HANDLE WAS ILLUMINATED. WITH THE HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION, OBSERVED THE LT MLG WAS STILL EXTENDED. ATC CALLED & CLEARED ME TO CLIMB TO 15,000FT. TOUCHED DOWN, FELT A SHIMMY TYPE VIBRATION. SOMETHING WASNâT RIGHT SO PULLED BOTH FUEL CONDITION LEVERS TO FUEL CUTOFF. PULLED BOTH PROP LEVERS TO FEATHER. BY THEN, COULD FEEL THE REAR OF THE BELLY SCRAPING ON THE RNWY, KEPT THE NOSE UP AS LONG AS COULD. FLEW THE NOSE WHEEL TO THE GND, ALL 3 GEARS HAD COLLAPSED. THE ACFT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT OF THE RNWY CENTERLINE, NO STEERING CONTROL VIA THE RUDDER, THE ACFT BEGAN TO EXIT THE RNWY INTO THE GRASS. THE ACFT CAME TO A COMPLETE & ABRUPT STOP WITH EVERYTHING FWD OF THE WING ROOT IN THE GRASS. THE MAIN CABIN DOOR AREA WAS STILL ON THE ASPHALT. WE COULD SMELL TIRE SMOKE, BUT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A FIRE.
Part: MASTER CYLINDER — FAILED (BRAKE SYSTEM) · airframe 6,741 hrs · 5,192 cycles
BRAKES ON CAPTAINS SIDE DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AFTER LANDING. CO-PILOT TOOK OVER BRAKING AND STEERING AND TAXIED SAFELY TO THE RAMP. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND FOUND THE CAPTAINS NR 1 BRAKE CYLINDER TO BE LEAKING AND THE NR 2 BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. AIRCRAFT IS STILL IN MAINTENANCE, THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS AT FAULT ARE CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED.