# Incident 20070612008579I: Hughes 269A, Abilene, TX, June 12, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2007, 15:00 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Abilene Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4113° N, 99.6819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABILENE RGNL (ABI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4113&lon=-99.6819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1070N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1070N-2013-03-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070612008579I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AS THE PILOT NEARED THE BOTTOM OF THE APPROACH AND WAS ENTERING THE HOVER, A GUST OF WIND HIT THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TURN SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. THE APPLICANT LATER ADMITTED HE DID NOT APPLY LEFT PEDAL TO ARREST THE RIGHT TURN BECAUSE HE WAS AFRAID OF EXPERIENCING LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS. WHEN HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO START THE RIGHT TURN, HE DID IN FACT LOSE TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS AND THE TURN TO THE RIGHT ACCELERATED. BEFORE THE INSPECTOR COULD REACH THE CONTROLS, THE APPLICANT HAD ROLLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND INSPECTED. THE AFT CROSS TUBE WAS BENT. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED.

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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