# Accident 20110115000669A: Schweizer 269C-1, Stuart, FL, January 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2011, 17:15 local time
- Place: Stuart, FL
- Airport: Withham Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1817° N, 80.2211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1817&lon=-80.2211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21086, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21086-2011-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 269C-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 141 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110115000669A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED AT SUA FOR A REFUELING STOP.  THE INSTRUCTOR HAD BEEN THE PILOT ON THE CONTROLS FOR LANDING AND GAVE CONTROLS TO STUDENT.  THE INSTRUCTOR EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, WHILE THE STUDENT MONITORED THE AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS STABILIZED AT 2500 RPM FOR THE COOL DOWN PERIOD.  ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT, WHO IS RATED AS A PRIVATE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME LIGHT ON THE SKIDS AND STARTED TO YAW TO THE RIGHT.  THE STUDENT STATED HE PUSHED DOWN ON THE COLLECTIVE BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO CLIMB AND YAW TO THE RIGHT UNTIL IT TILTED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE ROTOR BLADES TO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS SIDE AND THE PILOT PULLED THE MIXTURE AND FUEL SHUT OFF CONTROL, MAGNETOS, BATTERY SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE.  PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH HELP FROM THE INSTRUCTOR AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA11LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA116), Jan 15, 2011: Schweizer 269C-1 (N21086), Stuart, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadvertent activation of the collective control, which allowed the helicopter to become airborne and impact the ramp.

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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