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FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Griffith, IN · June 6, 2006

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Date
June 6, 2006 · 18:00 local
Place
Griffith, IN
Airport
Griffith Airport
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N54LC
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI06TA148
Reported as
Hughes 269C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N54LCRegistration cancelled Feb 15, 2018 · Schweizer 269CS/N S1581 · Built 1991Airframe modelSchweizer 269CEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot and new pilot for the lake county sheriff's department went out to practice with this aircraft. Pilot started to practice an autorotation, which turned into a real autorotation when the engine failed. Sufficient energy was not maintained in the rotor system. The aircraft hit the ground hard enough for the rotor blades to sever the tail boom.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT AND NEW PILOT FOR THE LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WENT OUT TO PRACTICE WITH THIS AIRCRAFT. PILOT STARTED TO PRACTICE AN AUTOROTATION, WHICH TURNED INTO A REAL AUTOROTATION WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. SUFFICIENT ENERGY WAS NOT MAINTAINED IN THE ROTOR SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND HARD ENOUGH FOR THE ROTOR BLADES TO SEVER THE TAIL BOOM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI06TA148Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportSchererville, INThe pilot's improper autorotation following an actual loss of engine power during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor associated with the accident was the loss of engine power at the beginning of the practice autorotation for…Jun 6, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N54LC · 1

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

Accident 20080613834339ALow Level Operations · Cedar Valley, UT(-23) The aircraft was destroyed upon impact with the ground; high temperature and the high airport elevation along with the airman's lack of experience in high density altitudes, and excessive weight of the helicopter due to the extra fuel was a major factor…Jun 13, 2008 · Destroyed