19971031031619A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Cleveland, OH · October 31, 1997

Date: October 31, 1997 · 14:16 local
Place: Cleveland, OH
Airport: Burke Lakefront
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2273W
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC98LA025
Reported as: Hughes 269B
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360A1A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 612 total297 in this make and model

N2273WRegistration cancelled May 19, 2015 · Hughes 269BS/N 790431 · Built 1969 Airframe modelHughes 269B Engine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Allowed airspeed decay. Entered right spin to ground. No anomalies. Indicates lost tail rotor effectiveness. (.4)the pilot reported that while flying in wind reported at 20 knots, he encountering winds up to 35 knots. During a downwind approach to the airport, the pilot could neither arrest his descent with collective nor maintain directional control with anti-torque pedals. The helicopter spun to the right during the uncontrolled descent and crashed. The pilot said: '...the engine was at redline and I was running out of collective. It spun around to the right again and to the ground.'

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED AIRSPEED DECAY. ENTERED RIGHT SPIN TO GROUND. NO ANOMALIES. INDICATES LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE FLYING IN WIND REPORTED AT 20 KNOTS, HE ENCOUNTERING WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS. DURING A DOWNWIND APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT COULD NEITHER ARREST HIS DESCENT WITH COLLECTIVE NOR MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WITH ANTI-TORQUE PEDALS. THE HELICOPTER SPUN TO THE RIGHT DURING THE UNCONTROLLED DESCENT AND CRASHED. THE PILOT SAID: '...THE ENGINE WAS AT REDLINE AND I WAS RUNNING OUT OF COLLECTIVE. IT SPUN AROUND TO THE RIGHT AGAIN AND TO THE GROUND.'

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC98LA025Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCleveland, OHthe pilot's failure to recover from settling-with-power. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's downwind approach and low airspeed.Oct 31, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2273W · 1

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

Incident 19910714027319IPwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Zanesville, OHExperienced power loss in flight. Emergency landing into the muskingham river.Jul 14, 1991 · Minor damage