# Incident 20010309005739I: Hughes 269C, Norwood, MA, March 9, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2001, 09:00 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood Memorial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1905° N, 71.1729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORWOOD MEML (OWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1905&lon=-71.1729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N269MG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N269MG-2013-03-18) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,990 total, 450 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010309005739I

## Narrative

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

(-23) CFI WAS GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO PILOT WHO WAS BEING CHECKED OUT I N THE HUGHES 300 HELICOPTER. CFI TOLD PILOT THAT ALL HE NEEDED TO COMPLETE HIS CHECK-OUT WAS MORE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PRACTICE. THIS WAS THE FIRST LANDING OF THE PERIOD. THE ACTIVE RUNWAY WAS 35. AS PER USUAL PROCEDURES FOR NORWOOD ATCT, THE HELICOPTER WAS GIVEN THE NON-ACTIVE RUNWAY FOR CLOSED TRAFFIC OPERATIONS. WIND WAS REPORTED AS 017 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. CFI DECIDED TO DO A 180 DEGREE TURN AUTOROTATION ON FIRST LANDING. PILOT ENTERED AUTOROTATION FROM LEFT DOWNWIND AND OVERSHOR HIS TURN TO FINAL. PILOT WAS STILL TURNING LEFT WHEN HE BEGAN FLARE. PILOT BEGAN FLARE AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS HE WAS EXPECTING. PILOT THEN ADDED MORE FLARE. TAIL ROTOR CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND OR A SNOW BANK, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ONE TAIL ROTOR BLADE. BLADE TIP CAP WAS DISLODGED FROM TAIL ROTOR BLADE. WIND WAS A FACTOR. TOUCHDOWN WAS COMPLETED WITH WIND COMING FROM AFT OF THE HELICOPTER. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: WIND, LEFT BANK, OVERSHOOTING TURN, JUDGEMENT. CFI WAS LIGHTLY ON CONTROLS THROUGHOUT THE MANUEVER.

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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