# Accident 20050601010549A: Hughes 269A, Sherman/Denison, TX, June 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2005, 10:50 local time
- Place: Sherman/Denison, TX
- Airport: Grayson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7083° N, 96.6700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7083&lon=-96.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62269, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62269) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 860 total, 33 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050601010549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FAA INSPECTOR ON BOARD CONDUCTING PRACTICAL EXAM FOR ADDITION OF ROTORCRAFT-HELICOPTER PRIVILEGES TO APPLICANT'S PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. DURING A PRACTICE HOVERING AUTOROTATION, APPLICANT ROLLED OFF THROTTLE TO INITIATE MANEUVER, AIRCRAFT DRIFTED AFT AND LEFT AND BOUNCED MULTIPLE TIMES. APPLICANT APPLIED FULL CYCLIC CONTROL TOO LATE. INSPECTOR TRIED TO OVERCOME REARWARD MOTION TOO LATE. AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ON IT'S LEFT SIDE.

## 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 DFW05CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA144), Jun 1, 2005: Hughes 269A (N62269), Sherman, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The applicant's failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter during a simulated power failure from a hover and the FAA inspector's delayed remedial action resulted in a dynamic rollover.

## Other reports on N62269 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910316005459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910316005459A), Mar 16, 1991: Hughes 269A (N62269), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Hovering to park on ramp,wind gust caused a loss of tail rotor effect. Struck tree and ground. Rolled over.

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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