# Accident 20020111000429A: Doug MD900, Aurora, CO, January 11, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 2002, 09:00 local time
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: D0HL
- Location: 39.7396° N, 104.8591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7396&lon=-104.8591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N902AM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD900
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020111000429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS INSTRUCTING AND DEMONSTRATING A LOSS OF ANTI-TORQUE MANEUVER. THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER IN TIME TO AVOID A HARD LANDING WHICH SPREAD THE SKIDS, JAMMED THE THRUST DEVICE, BUCKLED AND CRACKED THE HOUSING AROUND THE SKIDS AT THE FUSELAGE. ROTOR HUB DAMAGE WAS ALSO EVIDENT.

## 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 DEN02LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA019), Jan 11, 2002: McDonnell Douglas MD 902 (N902AM), Aurora, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control due to inadvertent settling with power resulting in a hard landing. Contributing factors include the improperly planned approach, the high density…

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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