# Accident 20051029025739A: Hughes 269C1, Titusville, FL, October 29, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2005
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Space Center Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5147° N, 80.7992° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5147&lon=-80.7992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1567C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1567C-2006-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 175 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051029025739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY D^ WAS ACTING AS PIC OF N1567C A H269C HELICOPTER ON 29 OCT 2005. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ WAS THE APPLICANT DURING AN INITIAL CFI HELICOPTER PRACTICAL TEST. THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE 020 AT 12 KTS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ WAS EXECUTING A 180 DEGREE TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATION. MECHANICAL FITTING RESULTING IN WINDSHEAR WAS THE CAUSAL FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A HARD LANDING CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE TO CONTACT THE BOOM AND SEVER THE BOOM FORWARD OF THE TAIL ROTOR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 MIA06CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA013), Oct 29, 2005: Schweizer 269C-1 (N1567C), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's improper flare during a practice autorotative landing, which resulted in a hard 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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