19990604022759I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hughes 269B · Burlington, OK · June 4, 1999

Date: June 4, 1999 · 10:30 local
Place: Burlington, OK
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9561F
Reported as: Hughes 269B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total700 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N9561FRegistered now · Hughes 269BS/N 200450 · Built 1970 Airframe modelHughes 269B Engine modelLycoming HIO-360-A1AReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot reported he was making a downwind turn and was hit by a gust of wind from behind. He was pulling out of the sink when the skid caught on the ground, causing the aircraft to fall on its side damaging the main rotor.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS MAKING A DOWNWIND TURN AND WAS HIT BY A GUST OF WIND FROM BEHIND. HE WAS PULLING OUT OF THE SINK WHEN THE SKID CAUGHT ON THE GROUND, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FALL ON ITS SIDE DAMAGING THE MAIN ROTOR.

Other reports on N9561F · 2

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

Accident 20110429014659AEdgerton, INDuring the application of pestiside spray the pilot felt a very stronge vibration in th efoot pedals and a few secounds later he loss the tail rotor effectivenessApr 29, 2011 · Substantial damage Incident 20070523826699ISfl Autorotation · Middletown, OH(-23) On may 23, 2007 at approximately 1530 EDT, a Hughes 269-B helicopter, N9561F, registered to iron eagle aviation LLC and flown by the pilot [privacy data omitted] made a hard landing while practicing a full touchdown autorotation with a student at Hook…May 23, 2007 · Minor damage