# Incident 20011101034959I: Hughes 269A, Council Bluffs, IA, November 1, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2001
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Airport: Council Bluffs Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2601° N, 95.7586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COUNCIL BLUFFS MUNI (CBF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2601&lon=-95.7586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1040S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1040S-2003-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-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 269A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 85 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011101034959I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AT THE COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA AIRPORT. THE STUDENT INITIATED A TAKE OFF FROM A HOVER. THE INSTRUCTOR ANNOUNCED "SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE" AND ROLLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD DURING THE TAKE OFF. THE STUDENT MAINTAINED PROPER DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, BUT IMMEDIATELY APPLIED EXCESSIVE AFT CYCLIC. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CORRECTIVE ACTION, BUT COULD NOT RECOVER FROM THE EXTREME TAIL LOW ATTITUDE CAUSED BY THE STUDENTS IMPROPER CONTROL INPUT. DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE GROUND, THE STINGER AND THE TAIL ROTOR CONTACTED THE PAVEMENT, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N1040S (6)

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

- [Accident 20020924034889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020924034889A), Sep 24, 2002: Hughes 269A (N1040S), Council Bluffs, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) The instructor Mr. Mark bainbridge was giving flight instruction to Mr. Ronald rife practicing touchdown autorotations at the Council Bluffs, IA airport,…
- [Incident 19991104031539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991104031539I), Nov 4, 1999: Hughes 269A (N1040S), Council Bluffs, IA, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. Robinson was taking a private pilot practical examination in a Hughes 269A helicopter. While performing a simulated power failure at a hover he…
- [Accident 19970427006549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970427006549A), Apr 27, 1997: Hughes 269A (N1040S), Council Bluffs, IA, Substantial damage. Helicopter practicing hover/auto rotation, powered back. Struck left front nose, blades hit ground cut tail boom.
- [Incident 19951014037049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951014037049I), Oct 14, 1995: Hughes 269A (N1040S), Council Bluffs, IA, Minor damage. Narrative: Mr. Wilbert j. tovrea, certificate #482487931, was the pilot-in-command giving flight instruction to susan e. hatherill, a student pilot. He allowed…
- [Incident 19950216006689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950216006689I), Feb 16, 1995: Hughes 269A (N1040S), Council Bluffs, Minor damage. Narrative: during the performance of a straight-in auto-rotation with a power recovery by the student pilot, collective application was applied late as well as…
- [Accident 19830225005369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830225005369A), Feb 25, 1983: Hughes TH55A (N1040S), Council Bluffs, IA, Substantial damage. Damage indicates a hard landing on termination of a practice autorotation. Impact started craft to self destruct.

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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