19900523017159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Rialto, CA · May 23, 1990

Date
May 23, 1990 · 11:10 local
Place
Rialto, CA
Airport
Rialto Municipal/Miro Field Airport
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7441F
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA187
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,200 total184 in this make and model120 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.

Landing gear dampers were undercharged. Pilot landed one skid first. Shock set off ground resonance. Disintegrated.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING GEAR DAMPERS WERE UNDERCHARGED. PILOT LANDED ONE SKID FIRST. SHOCK SET OFF GROUND RESONANCE. DISINTEGRATED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.