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FAA incident report · Hughes 369E · Albuquerque, NM · March 16, 1999

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Date
March 16, 1999 · 17:55 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Double Eagle II Airport
Phase of flight
Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N46EE
Reported as
Hughes 369E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,350 total1,620 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days
N46EERegistered now · Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369ES/N 0406E · Built 1990Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369EEngine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On March 16, 1999, at 1755, a Mcdonnell Douglas MD-500E (N46EE) registered to and operated by the university of north dakota, grand forks, ND, and under contract to the U.S. Customs service, sustained minor damage while conducting flight instructor and his student were uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight that originated at aeg at 1700 MST. According to the flight instructor, the student was performing "touch-down" autorotations when the reinforced skid shoe on the right skid lodged in an expansion crack on the runway surface. The aircraft had touched down with slight forward motion (which is normal for an aircraft of this type, when being operated at this density altitude). When the skid shoe became lodged in the runway expansion crack it bound up, causing the aircraft to halt abruptly and the right landing skid struts flexed rearward. Inspectors counseled the flight instructor on the hazards of operating from hard surfaced runways for these types of operations.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 16, 1999, AT 1755, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-500E (N46EE) REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA, GRAND FORKS, ND, AND UNDER CONTRACT TO THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHILE CONDUCTING FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND HIS STUDENT WERE UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED AT AEG AT 1700 MST. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE STUDENT WAS PERFORMING "TOUCH-DOWN" AUTOROTATIONS WHEN THE REINFORCED SKID SHOE ON THE RIGHT SKID LODGED IN AN EXPANSION CRACK ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD TOUCHED DOWN WITH SLIGHT FORWARD MOTION (WHICH IS NORMAL FOR AN AIRCRAFT OF THIS TYPE, WHEN BEING OPERATED AT THIS DENSITY ALTITUDE). WHEN THE SKID SHOE BECAME LODGED IN THE RUNWAY EXPANSION CRACK IT BOUND UP, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO HALT ABRUPTLY AND THE RIGHT LANDING SKID STRUTS FLEXED REARWARD. INSPECTORS COUNSELED THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON THE HAZARDS OF OPERATING FROM HARD SURFACED RUNWAYS FOR THESE TYPES OF OPERATIONS.

Other reports on N46EE · 1

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