# Incident 20071226831359I: Hughes 269A, Lancaster, OH, December 26, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2007, 17:15 local time
- Place: Lancaster, OH
- Airport: Fairfield County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7556° N, 82.6571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRFIELD COUNTY (LHQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7556&lon=-82.6571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90617, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90617-2017-07-20) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 50 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071226831359I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS WAS A DUAL INSTRUCTION PART 61 TRAINING FLIGHT TO ADD A ROTORCRAFT RATING TO AN EXISTING PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. ON A PRACTICE HOVERING AUTOROTATION, WITH THE STUDENT FLYING AND THE INSTRUCTOR "FOLLOWING ALONG" ON THE CONTROLS, THE LEFT SKID HIT THE GROUND AND DUG INTO THE SOFT EARTH. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO ROLL ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE, AT WHICH POINT THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE EARTH. THE INSTRUCTION WAS TAKING PLACE IN A GRASSY AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY, WITHOUT NEARBY OBSTRUCTIONS. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR, BEING CLEAR WITH THE WIND REPORTED TO BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

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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