# Accident 20051109027619A: Hughes 269A, Omaha, NE, November 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2005, 14:45 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Millard Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1960° N, 96.1123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MILLARD (MLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1960&lon=-96.1123&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1020Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1020Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,785 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051109027619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 5, 2005, HUGHES HU-269-A, N1020Q, WHILE ON APPROACH TO MILLARD AIRPORT AUTOROTATED TO RUNWAY 30 DUE TO A POSSIBLE POWER INTERRUPTION. THE PILOT THEN STATED HE REGAINED POWER WHICH PUT THE AIRCRAFT INTO A YAW CONDITION TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT LOST ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SKID. THIS IMPACT CAUSED THE SKIDS TO SHEAR OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND COME TO REST ON ITS BELLY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N1020Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20080427833159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080427833159A), Apr 27, 2008: Hughes 269A (N1020Q), Raymond, NE, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was practicing steep approaches and when she flared, the tail rotor struck the ground. The impact caused torsional failure of the tail rotor…

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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