# Incident 19890522027159I: Hughes 269C, Carlsbad, CA, May 22, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Mcclellan-Palomar
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1283° N, 117.2801° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC CLELLAN-PALOMAR (CRQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1283&lon=-117.2801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1088Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1088Y-2018-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 130 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890522027159I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON PRACTICE AUTOROTATION THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON BACK SIDE OF SKIDS DAMAGING MAIN GEAR. INSTRUCTOR RE EXAMINED.

## Other reports on N1088Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20110922022609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110922022609A), Sep 22, 2011: Hughes 269C (N1088Y), Ramona, CA, Substantial damage. During auto rotation landing for instruction pilot stated thate the engine quit causing aircraft to crash into a cow pasture

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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