# Accident 20000929014739A: Hughes TH55A, Phoenix, AZ, September 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2000, 12:00 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6917° N, 112.0822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6917&lon=-112.0822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331SD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331SD-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer TH55A/269A (registry code 8059503, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-th55a-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES TH55A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00TA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00TA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000929014739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE SECOND PILOT SAID PIC LANDED THE A/C HARD AND HE THOUGHT THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE TO STRIKE THE TAIL BOOM. ATTACHED INFO.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX00TA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00TA355), Sep 29, 2000: Hughes TH-55A (N331SD), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's misjudged flare during a simulated autorotation, which led to a hard landing.

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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