# Accident 20120531011259A: Schweizer 269C-1, Titusville, FL, May 31, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2012, 08:15 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Space Coast Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HIAS
- Location: 28.4417° N, 80.8592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4417&lon=-80.8592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1803R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1803R-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-G1A (registry code 41898, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-g1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 269C-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360-G1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 140 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA375) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120531011259A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 31, 2012, AIRCRAFT N1803R, OPERATED BY BRISTOW ACADEMY, A FAR 141 PILOT SCHOOL, CRASHED WHILE THE FOREIGN STUDENT PILOT WAS SIMULATING AN ENGINE FAILURE. ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR'S WITNESS STATEMENT, THE STUDENT INITIATED THE MANEUVER AT 500 FEET. DURING THE DESCENT, THE RPM STARTED TO DECREASE AS INDICATED ON THE LOW SIDE OF THE GREEN ARC. THE STUDENT NOTICE THAT THEY WERE FLYING ABOVE SOME TREES AND RAISED THE COLLECTIVE, FURTHER DECREASING THE RPMS. THE MAIN ROTER DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH INERTIA AND ENDED WITH A HARD LANDING. THE HELICOPTER BOUNCED SLIGHTLY AND ROLLED OVER ON IT'S LEFT SIDE.THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR THE SPACE COAST REGIONAL AIRPORT LOCATED IN TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA.

## 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 ERA12CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA375), May 31, 2012: Schweizer 269C-1 (N1803R), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action during a simulated engine-out procedure, 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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