# Incident 20091023021279I: Hughes 269C, Las Vegas, NV, October 23, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2009, 11:45 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2107° N, 115.1944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH LAS VEGAS (VGT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2107&lon=-115.1944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6128U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6128U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYCOMI HIO360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,485 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091023021279I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 23, 2009 HELICOPTER SCHWEIZER 269C, N612U LEFT KVGT FOR FLIGHT TRAINING AT APPROXIMATELY 11:45AM.  FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE PRACTICING RUN ON LANDING MANEUVERS WHEN FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND PICKED IT UP OFF THE GROUND ON TAXIWAY PAPA.  WHILE HOVERING FORWARD AT APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS, THE PIC PERFORMED A QUICK STOP PRIOR TO HOTEL INTERSECTION.  FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR THEN PULLED CYCLIC TO STOP THE MOVEMENT OF THE HELICOPTER CAUSING THE TAIL ROTOR TO CONTACT THE TAXIWAY.  FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF VIBRATION AND QUICKLY SET THE HELICOPTER DOWN ON THE GROUND.  MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND THE HELICOPTER WAS MOVED TO THE HANGER.  A FINAL DETERMINATION WILL BE QUITE A WHILE AS PARTS HAVE TO BE SENT OUT FOR MAGNETIC PARTICAL INSPECTION, MAGNAFLUX TESTING AND MANUFACTURER INSPECTIONS.  THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS ALLOWING LJ AIR CORPORATION TO PROCEED WITH THE REPAIR.  THE DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE LIMITED TO REMOVABLE REPLACEABLE PARTS.  NEW OR SERVICEABLE PARTS ARE BEING INSTALLED UNTIL APPROPRIATE TESTS CAN BE PERFORMED ON PARTS REQUIRING MORE EXTENSIVE INSPECTION SO THAT THE AIRCRAFT CAN BE RETURNED TO SERVICE.  NO INJURIES OR POST FIRE WAS REPORTED.  TO BE AMMENED.

## Other reports on N6128U (1)

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

- [Accident 20110604010779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110604010779A), Jun 4, 2011: Schweizer 269C (N6128U), Jean, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot conducted a pinnicle approach downwind. Upon attempting to hover aircraft pilot experienced settling with power. While executing a takeoff aircraft…

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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