# Accident 20080427833159A: Hughes 269A, Raymond, NE, April 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2008, 14:00 local time
- Place: Raymond, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8506° N, 96.7556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8506&lon=-96.7556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1020Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1020Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,672 total, 22 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080427833159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING STEEP APPROACHES AND WHEN SHE FLARED, THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND. THE IMPACT CAUSED TORSIONAL FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT RESULTING IN LOSS OF THE ANTI-TORQUE SYSTEM. THE HELICOPTER CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY WITH POWER APPLIED CAUSING AN UNCONTROLLABLE YAW TO THE RIGHT. APPROXIMATELY 90 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT THE RIGHT REAR SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING SEPARATION OF SKID, BOTH HOCKEY STRUTS AND OLEO STRUTS. THE HELICOPTER THEN ROLLED TO THE LEFT CAUSING ALL THREE MAIN ROTOR BLADES TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE APPROXIMATELY 150 DEGREES FROM THE RUNWAY HEADING.

## 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 DFW08CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA120), Apr 27, 2008: Hughes 269A (N1020Q), Lincoln, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly execute a steep approach, which resulted in a tail strike and a loss of control.

## Other reports on N1020Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20051109027619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051109027619A), Nov 9, 2005: Hughes 269A (N1020Q), Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 5, 2005, Hughes HU-269-A, N1020Q, while on approach to Millard Airport autorotated to runway 30 due to a possible power interruption. The…

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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