# Accident 20060526011919A: Hughes 269A, Harrisburg, NC, May 26, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2006, 11:30 local time
- Place: Harrisburg, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3858° N, 80.7053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3858&lon=-80.7053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N269RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N269RS-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,991 total, 333 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060526011919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE WAS SIMULATING AN ENGINE FAILURE IN ORDER TO INSTRUCT AN AUTOROTATION. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS THE INSTRUCTOR SPLIT THE ENGINE RPM AND THE ROTOR RPM TO 2400 AND 2900 RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR THE ENGINE ACTUALLY FAILED AT THAT POINT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT SAID IT WENT SILENT WITH NO WARNING. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND AUTOROTATED TO A FIELD. THE FIELD HAD HIGH GRASS AND AN UNEVEN SURFACE. ON TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT SKID DUG INTO THE GROUND AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED TO ITS RIGHT AND CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ITS ROTORS, RIGHT SKID AND TAIL BOOM. THE OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED. THE POST ACCIDENT EXAM OF THE ENGINE INDICATED NO ABNORMALITIES.

## 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 ATL06LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA085), May 26, 2006: Hughes 269A (N269RS), Concord, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons while maneuvering, resulting in a forced landing to uneven terrain and a roll over.

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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