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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Mount Charlest, NV · February 29, 2008

Date: February 29, 2008 · 09:00 local
Place: Mount Charlest, NV
Phase of flight: Pinnacle Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N958CP
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX08CA069
Reported as: Hughes 269C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total650 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N958CPRegistered now · Schweizer 269CS/N S1710 · Built 1996 Airframe modelSchweizer 269C Engine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Helicopter, N958CP, owned by privacy data omitted and operated for instruction CFR 14 part 61 crashed doing pinnacle landings on the west side of the north west practice area near mount charleston, Nevada. Instructor practicing pinnacle landing with a student pilot, hovered the helicopter near the slope when the helicopter began to settle and decay both rotor and engine RPM. Helicopter landed and rolled down the mountain slope, injuring the left ear of the student pilot. Helicopter sustained substantial damage with no serious injuries and no post fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) HELICOPTER, N958CP, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED FOR INSTRUCTION CFR 14 PART 61 CRASHED DOING PINNACLE LANDINGS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE NORTH WEST PRACTICE AREA NEAR MOUNT CHARLESTON, NEVADA. INSTRUCTOR PRACTICING PINNACLE LANDING WITH A STUDENT PILOT, HOVERED THE HELICOPTER NEAR THE SLOPE WHEN THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO SETTLE AND DECAY BOTH ROTOR AND ENGINE RPM. HELICOPTER LANDED AND ROLLED DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SLOPE, INJURING THE LEFT EAR OF THE STUDENT PILOT. HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO SERIOUS INJURIES AND NO POST FIRE.

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 LAX08CA069Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLas Vegas, NVThe certificated flight instructor's delayed remedial action, and inadequate supervision while landing on a pinnacle. Factors contributing to the accident were the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing, and the student's failure to maintain rotor rpm.Feb 29, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N958CP · 2

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

Incident 20110313003809ICruise/Level Flight · Orlando, FLThe tail rotor transmission driven spline retaining nut lost its torque and backed out, causing the tail rotor drive shaft to move forward until the forward tail rotor drive shaft retaining nut contacted the upper aft bearing of the drive pulley "h"-frame.…Mar 13, 2011 · Minor damage Accident 20050519009709APwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft · Pueblo, CO(-23) Training flt in traffic pattern for rw 26L @kpub. 1st three patterns completed successfully w/normal approach on first, and steep approach on next two. 4th pattern was uneventful until end of steep approach. At about 10' AGL the helo began losing RPM.…May 19, 2005 · Substantial damage