# Accident 20060215003679A: Hughes 269C1, Titusville, FL, February 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2006, 16:00 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Space Center Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N61431, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61431-2007-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C1
- Reported engine: LYC HO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 808 total, 791 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060215003679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEVELOP A HIGH SINK RATE AND OVER CONTROLLED WHEN LEVELING THE SKIDS FOR TOUCHDOWN. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS LATE WITH CORRECTIVE ACTION. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD.

## 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 MIA06CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA053), Feb 15, 2006: Schweizer 269C-1 (N61431), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper landing flare by the pilot-rated student and the inadequate supervision of the pilot-rated student by the certified flight instructor, resulting in the improper touchdown of the…

## Other reports on N61431 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970829030289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970829030289I), Aug 29, 1997: N61431, Concord, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: while practicing emergency procedures, (simulated auto-rotation) student made improper control inputs that flight instructor could not recover from.…

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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