# Accident 20091012023159A: Doug 600N, San Diego/El C, CA, October 12, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2009, 11:00 local time
- Place: San Diego/El C, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8261° N, 116.9722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8261&lon=-116.9722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N613BP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG 600N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10TA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10TA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091012023159A

## Narrative

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

A U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION AT GILLESPIE FIELD, EL CAJON, CA.  THIS PUBLIC USE ACCIDENT IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE NTSB.

## 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 WPR10TA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10TA016), Oct 12, 2009: MD Helicopter 600 (N613BP), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm during an autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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