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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hughes 269C · Ephrata, WA · February 24, 1981

Date
February 24, 1981 · 14:50 local
Place
Ephrata, WA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9626F
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,203 total714 in this make and model93 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Instructor with student made abrupt pull up during landing approach and tail struck ground causing minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR WITH STUDENT MADE ABRUPT PULL UP DURING LANDING APPROACH AND TAIL STRUCK GROUND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

Other reports on N9626F · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.