# Incident 19961107034869I: Hughes 269C, Boise, ID, November 7, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Airport: Boise Air Terminal - Gowen Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5644° N, 116.2230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5644&lon=-116.2230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2027T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2027T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-G1A (registry code 41898, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-g1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total, 34 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961107034869I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE STUDENT WAS RETURNING FROM A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT. HE EXPERIENCED A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT AND A HIGH AIRSPEED ON HIS APPROACH TO LANDING, RESULTING IN A HARD TOUCH DOWN, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR AND OTHER COMPONENTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN HE WAS APPLYING AFT CYCLIC AND FULL COLLECTIVE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N2027T (1)

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

- [Accident 20250228013759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250228013759A), Feb 28, 2025: Schweizer 269C-1 (N2027T), Alvord, TX, Substantial damage. On February 28, 2025, at approximately 1620 central standard time, a Schweizer 269C-1, lost power and auto rotated into a pasture before flipping over and…

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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