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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Snohomish, WA · July 24, 2003

Date
July 24, 2003 · 12:15 local
Place
Snohomish, WA
Airport
Harvey Field Airport
Phase of flight
Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N53KF
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA03LA151
Reported as
Hughes 269C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,547 total788 in this make and model83 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While performing 180 degree practice autorotation (termination with power), the instructor allowed the student to over flare on the power recovery causing the tail stinger and tail rotor blade to make ground contact.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING 180 DEGREE PRACTICE AUTOROTATION (TERMINATION WITH POWER), THE INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO OVER FLARE ON THE POWER RECOVERY CAUSING THE TAIL STINGER AND TAIL ROTOR BLADE TO MAKE GROUND CONTACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.