# Accident 20060519008359A: Hughes 369A, Gleneden Beach, OR, May 19, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2006, 13:30 local time
- Place: Gleneden Beach, OR
- Airport: Siletz Bay State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5828° N, 123.0528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5828&lon=-123.0528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N369V-2020-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369A (registry code 4470503, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C10
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 24 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060519008359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CHECK RIDE, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO A POWER RECOVERY MANEUVER. IT IS REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE DID NOT DELIVER ENOUGH POWER QUICKLY ENOUGH, AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH SINK RATE. THIS CAUSED THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES TO FLEX DOWNWARD, STRIKING THE TAIL BOOM AND SEVERING IT. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS.

## 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 SEA06CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA102), May 19, 2006: Hughes 369A (N369V), Banks, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm while performing a simulated autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's incorrect interpretation of the examiner's…

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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