19900509016489A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Fort Pierce, FL · May 9, 1990

Date: May 9, 1990 · 16:03 local
Place: Fort Pierce, FL
Airport: St Lucie County International
Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: ECPS
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N58275
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA90FA117
Reported as: Hughes 269C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360D1A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,800 total500 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N58275Registration cancelled Jun 1, 1990 · Hughes 269CS/N 1190849 Airframe modelHughes 269C

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What happened

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Student and CFI were on controls while trying to land from a simulated autorotation. Skid hit light. Dynamic roll.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT AND CFI WERE ON CONTROLS WHILE TRYING TO LAND FROM A SIMULATED AUTOROTATION. SKID HIT LIGHT. DYNAMIC ROLL.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB MIA90FA117Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportFort Pierce, FLImproper touchdown during the autorotation by the dual student (ATP), his failure to maintain runway alignment, inadequate supervision by the CFI, and inadequate crew coordination. A factor related to the accident was the obstruction (taxiway light).May 9, 1990 · Destroyed

Other reports on N58275 · 2

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

Accident 19900302003509ASfl Autorotation · Vero Beach, FLTail rotor struck ground on practice auto rotation landing. Impact severed tailboom.Mar 2, 1990 · Substantial damage Accident 19860212002639ASfl Autorotation · Vero Beach, FLInstructor assumed control too late to stop a hard landing and damage to the tail boom during autorotation practiceFeb 12, 1986 · Substantial damage