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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Schweizer 269C-1 · Titusville, FL · March 19, 2013

Date: March 19, 2013 · 18:30 local
Place: Titusville, FL
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2099S
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA13LA180
Reported as: Schweizer 269C-1
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO-360-G1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 626 total365 in this make and model107 in the last 90 days

N2099SRegistration cancelled Feb 15, 2018 · Schweizer 269C-1S/N 0345 · Built 2008 Airframe modelSchweizer 269C-1 Engine modelLycoming HIO-360-G1AReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Rotorcraft departed space coast regional on a part 61 instructional flight. Shortly after takeoff the instructor felt an abnormal vibration in the engine. She elected to return to the airport when a loud "bang" was heard and black smoke was seen. The instructor picked an off-airport landing site and performed an autorotation maneuver.

The instructor had to dissipate energy to avoid power lines on approach to landing. This resulted in a hard landing which damaged the skids and tail boom.

Post accident examination of the engine showed that the engine experienced a rod failure which created a hole in the engine case.

As the FAA filed it

ROTORCRAFT DEPARTED SPACE COAST REGIONAL ON A PART 61 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE INSTRUCTOR FELT AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE. SHE ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT WHEN A LOUD "BANG" WAS HEARD AND BLACK SMOKE WAS SEEN. THE INSTRUCTOR PICKED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING SITE AND PERFORMED AN AUTOROTATION MANEUVER.

THE INSTRUCTOR HAD TO DISSIPATE ENERGY TO AVOID POWER LINES ON APPROACH TO LANDING. THIS RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING WHICH DAMAGED THE SKIDS AND TAIL BOOM.

POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE SHOWED THAT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A ROD FAILURE WHICH CREATED A HOLE IN THE ENGINE CASE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA13LA180Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTitusville, FLAn engine failure due to the separation of the engine crankcase, which resulted from the lateral movement of the center main bearing and the subsequent blocking of the oil feed hole that supplied oil to the No. 2 connecting rod, which then led to its failure…Mar 19, 2013 · Substantial damage