# Accident 20010503009829A: Scwzer 269D, Nampa, ID, May 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2001, 17:15 local time
- Place: Nampa, ID
- Airport: Nampa Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 43.6004° N, 116.6100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6004&lon=-116.6100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2061D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2061D-2007-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269D (registry code 8059501, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER 269D
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010503009829A

## Narrative

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

(-23)WHILE HOVERING N2061D IN PREPARATION FOR FLIGHT, PILOT CLAIMS THAT A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO WEATHERCOCK INTO THE WIND. ACCORDING TO HIM, THE GUST WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE NEARBY TREES WERE "LYING" OVER AND HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL EVEN WITH FULL OPPOSITE CONTROL INPUTS.  THE TAIL BOOM STRUCK A LIGHT POLE AND ONE TAIL ROTOR SEPARATED FROM THE HELICOPER.  THE RESULTS WAS A LOSS OF LATERAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN UNCONTROLLABLY APPROXIMATELY FOUR TO FIVE REVOLUTIONS AT A CONSTANT ALTITUDE.  PILOT MANAGED TO CRASH-LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP IN A TAIL LOW ATTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE TO THE TAIL SECTION.  ONE ROTOR BLADE WAS DETACHED, AND THE OTHER SEVERLY MANGLED.  BOTH THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER RECEIVED  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE SKIN OF THE FUSELAGE WAS BENT AFT OF THE REAR SKID ATTACHMENTS POINTS AND THE UNDER BELLY CROSS BEAM BROKEN.  THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE DID NOT CONTACT THE GROUND AT ANY TIME.

## 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 SEA01LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA082), May 3, 2001: Schweizer 269D (N2061D), Nampa, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for strong, gusty, shifting winds while hovering in ground effect. Factors include a sudden directional change and increase in velocity of the gusty wind…

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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