# Accident 20051118030309A: Hughes 269C, Manhatten, KS, November 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2005, 14:15 local time
- Place: Manhatten, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1408° N, 96.6708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1408&lon=-96.6708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400PD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400PD-2013-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 256 total, 57 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06TA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06TA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051118030309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FOR THE PURPOSE OF MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF 14 CFR 61.109(C). PILOT REPORTED HEARING A "LOW-ROTOR" AUDIO ALERT, AFTER WHICH HE EXECUTED AN AUTOROTATION PROCEDURE. THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN IN A RUN-ON LANDING AFTER WHICH THE SKID TIPS CONTACTED THE GROUND, CAUSING THE HELICOPTER TO ROLL, COMING TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION.

## 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 CHI06TA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06TA033), Nov 18, 2005: Schweizer 269C (N400PD), Manhattan, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The binding of the main rotor blade's tachometer cable during cruise flight resulting in an observed split tachometer indication/aural alarm and perceived mechanical emergency and the unsuitable…

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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