# Accident 20100404031119A: Schweizer 269C, Morrison, CO, April 4, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2010, 07:40 local time
- Place: Morrison, CO
- Airport: Pinnacle Pad
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6703° N, 105.2197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6703&lon=-105.2197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67TK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67TK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 269C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 185 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100404031119A

## Narrative

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

ON 4/4/2010 A SCHWEIZER 269C CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DO A  PINNACLE APPROACH AND LANDING ON MT MORRISON COLORADO. THE PILOT WAS BEING INSTRUCTED BY A CFI. THE PERFORMANCE DATA FOR THE ALTITUDE AND TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REVEALED A PINNACLE LANDING COULD ONLY BE ACCOMPLISHED IF THE HELICOPTER WAS KEPT IN GROUND EFFECT. DURING THE APPROACH (OUT OF GROUND EFFECT) THE ROTOR STARTED TO LOSE RPM AND THE CFI FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM SOON ENOUGH TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN CONTACT WITH 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 CEN10CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA183), Apr 4, 2010: Schweizer 269C (N67TK), Idledale, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial actions to regain rotor rpm, resulting in a rapid descent and 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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