# Accident 20130319004909A: Schweizer 269C-1, Titusville, FL, March 19, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2013, 18:30 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5061° N, 80.7839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5061&lon=-80.7839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2099S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2099S-2018-02-15) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 626 total, 365 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130319004909A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA13LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA180), Mar 19, 2013: Schweizer 269C (N2099S), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: An 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…

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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