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FAA incident report · Hughes 269C · San Jose, CA · May 9, 1999

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Date
May 9, 1999 · 10:55 local
Place
San Jose, CA
Airport
Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Aircraft
N2011A
Reported as
Hughes 269C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
476 total128 in this make and model86 in the last 90 days
N2011ARegistration cancelled Oct 29, 2013 · Schweizer 269C-1S/N 0016 · Built 1995Airframe modelSchweizer 269C-1Engine modelLycoming HO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-5) On Sunday, may 9, 199, at approximately 10:52 am, local time, a helicopter N2011A was cleared to air taxi to and cleared for take off from an area called the "hay patch" at Reid-Hillview airport of Santa Clara county. The "hay patch" is adjacent to, and west of runway 32L at Reid-Hillview airport. Three minutes after the helicopter was cleared to air taxi, a Cessna-172, N9568G, was cleared for take off, with a clearance to proceed towards San Jose, CA. At this time, the helicopter advised rhv-atct that he was on the roll. Rhv-atct again cleared 2011A for take off and issued traffic as the Cessna behind him. Both aircraft were climbing northwest bound and parallel. The helicopter was ahead of, and to the left side of the Cessna's departure path. The pilot of the Cessna was not advised of the helicopter. For the Cessna to proceed towards San Jose from Reid-Hillview would require a slight left turn. Climbing through 600 feet AGL, the Cessna overtook and collided with the helicopter. The Cessna's propeller contacted the bottom side of the right skid tube, approximately eight inches forward of the heal of the skid. Damage was limited to the airplane's propeller. 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch was missing from both propeller tips. There was no damage tot he helicopter. There were no injuries. Both aircraft returned to Reid-Hillview and landed with out incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) ON SUNDAY, MAY 9, 199, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:52 AM, LOCAL TIME, A HELICOPTER N2011A WAS CLEARED TO AIR TAXI TO AND CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF FROM AN AREA CALLED THE "HAY PATCH" AT REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY. THE "HAY PATCH" IS ADJACENT TO, AND WEST OF RUNWAY 32L AT REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT. THREE MINUTES AFTER THE HELICOPTER WAS CLEARED TO AIR TAXI, A CESSNA-172, N9568G, WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF, WITH A CLEARANCE TO PROCEED TOWARDS SAN JOSE, CA. AT THIS TIME, THE HELICOPTER ADVISED RHV-ATCT THAT HE WAS ON THE ROLL. RHV-ATCT AGAIN CLEARED 2011A FOR TAKE OFF AND ISSUED TRAFFIC AS THE CESSNA BEHIND HIM. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE CLIMBING NORTHWEST BOUND AND PARALLEL. THE HELICOPTER WAS AHEAD OF, AND TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CESSNA'S DEPARTURE PATH. THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA WAS NOT ADVISED OF THE HELICOPTER. FOR THE CESSNA TO PROCEED TOWARDS SAN JOSE FROM REID-HILLVIEW WOULD REQUIRE A SLIGHT LEFT TURN. CLIMBING THROUGH 600 FEET AGL, THE CESSNA OVERTOOK AND COLLIDED WITH THE HELICOPTER. THE CESSNA'S PROPELLER CONTACTED THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE RIGHT SKID TUBE, APPROXIMATELY EIGHT INCHES FORWARD OF THE HEAL OF THE SKID. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE AIRPLANE'S PROPELLER. 1/4 TO 1/2 OF AN INCH WAS MISSING FROM BOTH PROPELLER TIPS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TOT HE HELICOPTER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. BOTH AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO REID-HILLVIEW AND LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N9568GCessna 172MIncident 19990509026131I · Minor damage

Other reports on N2011A · 2

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

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