# Incident 20000723035999I: Hughes 269C, Ana Heim, CA, July 23, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2000, 11:30 local time
- Place: Ana Heim, CA
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8353° N, 117.9145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anaheim, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8353&lon=-117.9145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7414F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7414F-2011-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000723035999I

## Narrative

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

(-23)DURING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION THE RIGHT TAIL ROTOR PEDAL BROKE. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE FUNCTIONING NORMAL UNTIL THE END OF THE MANEUVER.  AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MANEUVER AFTER A SLIGHT FLAIR AND LEVEL OFF, THE NOSE OF THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO YAW LEFT AND THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT PEDAL.  APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET OFF THE GROUND A "POP" WAS HEARD AND THE PILOT FELT THE RIGHT PEDAL BREAK UNDER HIS FOOT.  THE PILOT MANAGED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE CREW.  THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SUSPECTED POSSIBLE METAL FATIGUE OF THE PEDAL AND SUBMITTED A FAA FORM 8010-4.

## Other reports on N7414F (1)

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

- [Incident 19790203004499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790203004499I), Feb 3, 1979: Hughes 269C (N7414F), Santa Ana, CA, Substantial damage. Jet blast damaged parked helicopter.

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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