# Incident 20030502010029I: Hughes 269C, Macomb Township, MI, May 2, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2003, 23:15 local time
- Place: Macomb Township, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N103WP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103WP-2004-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 470 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030502010029I

## Narrative

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

(-23) HELICOPTER WAS ON APPROACH TO LAND AT UIZ, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER. A AUTO-ROTATION AND A HARD LANDING WAS EXPERIENCED. THE HELICOPTER WAS LANDED UPRIGHT WITHOUT HITTING THE TAIL BOOM WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES. DAMAGE WAS NOTICED TO BOTH CROSS BEAMS AT THE LANDING SKID ATTACH AREA.

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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