# Accident 20080509833499A: Scwzer 269D, San Antonio, TX, May 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2008, 12:20 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3369° N, 98.4711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3369&lon=-98.4711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N584PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N584PM-2015-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269D (registry code 8059501, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20W (registry code 54189, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20w) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER 269D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08TA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08TA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080509833499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE AND ANOTHER PILOT WERE PRACTICING AUTO-ROTATIONS. ON THE LAST AUTO-ROTATION HE WAS TOO LOW AND THE HELICOPTER HIT THE GROUND HARD. NO NMAC. NO FIRE. NO DAMAGE TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY ON THE GROUND.

## 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 DFW08TA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08TA137), May 9, 2008: Schweizer 269D (N584PM), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the excessive rate of descent on final approach. A contributing factor was the reported down draft.

## Other reports on N584PM (1)

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

- [Incident 20101230054229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101230054229I), Dec 30, 2010: Schweizer 269D (N584PM), San Antonio, TX, No damage. During cruise flight, the engine started to surge. Pilot did a precautionary landing on the highway.

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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