# Accident 20130329004969A: Schweizer 269C-1, Cleveland, OH, March 29, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2013, 18:45 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5175° N, 81.6833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5175&lon=-81.6833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2065P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2065P) (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: 80 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130329004969A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AWARENESS TO THE RATE OF DESCENT AND AIR SPEED WHILE LANDING AND INCURRED A HARD LANDING.

## 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 CEN13LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA218), Mar 29, 2013: Schweizer 269C-1 (N2065P), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare with a high descent rate, 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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