20031115035929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes OH6A · Brooksville, FL · November 15, 2003

Date: November 15, 2003 · 15:02 local
Place: Brooksville, FL
Airport: Hernando County
Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N369PS
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA04LA022
Reported as: Hughes OH6A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total100 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On November 115, 2003, at 1502 EST, a Hughes OH-6A, N369PS, registered to FL helicopters, inc., had a hard landing during an autorotation following an engine failure at the Hernando County Airport, (bkv), Brooksville, Florida. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the commercially rated pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. There was no flight plan filed. The flight originated from (bvk) at approximately 1100 EST on same day.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 115, 2003, AT 1502 EST, A HUGHES OH-6A, N369PS, REGISTERED TO FL HELICOPTERS, INC., HAD A HARD LANDING DURING AN AUTOROTATION FOLLOWING AN ENGINE FAILURE AT THE HERNANDO COUNTY AIRPORT, (BKV), BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM (BVK) AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 EST ON SAME DAY.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA04LA022Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBrooksville, FLA loss of engine power due to the pilot's failure to adequately plan for the flight which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a forced landing, and damage to the helicopter during the landing.Nov 15, 2003 · Substantial damage