# Accident 20020626038399A: Hughes 369D, Louisville, KY, June 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2002, 19:15 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2000° N, 85.5667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2000&lon=-85.5667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40AP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40AP-2007-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,704 total, 1,661 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02TA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02TA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020626038399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 26, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1915 EDT, A HUGHES 369D RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE RESULTING FROM AN AFTER LANDING ROLLOVER. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT WAS NOT INJURED. THE HELICOPTER WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER VFR CONDITIONS, 14 CFR 91, PUBLIC USE. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE WAS DEMONSTRATING AN AUTOROTATION IN A HOVER-TAXI PROFILE. AT APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET AND 15 KNOTS, THE INSTRUCTOR ROLLED THE THROTTLE TO THE IDLE POSITION. AS THE HELICOPTER SETTLED, COLLECTIVE PITCH WAS APPLIED TO CUSHION THE LANDING. ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR, AS THE SKIDS MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, A BUMP WAS FELT. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE LEFT ANTI-TORQUE PEDAL. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT YAWED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE; HOWEVER, FUEL SPILLAGE DID OCCUR. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS AS FOLLOWS: KLOU 2308Z 2300LT 9SM VCTS BKN043 31/23 A2992 RMK A02 LTG DSNT NW-NE TSB02.

## 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 NYC02TA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02TA123), Jun 26, 2002: Hughes 369D (N40AP), Jeffersontown, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's loss of lateral control when his foot slipped off the rudder pedal during a power-off, running 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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