# Accident 20130622010149A: Schweizer 269C, Medford, NJ, June 22, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2013, 15:00 local time
- Place: Medford, NJ
- Airport: Flying W
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9342° N, 74.8072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9342&lon=-74.8072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2091E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2091E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 143 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130622010149A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING A STRAIGHT IN AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT WITH A POWER RECOVERY TO HIS NONPILOT PASSENGER.  THE PILOT RAN OUT OF ROTOR RPM, FORWARD AIRSPEED AND ENGINE RPM AT ABOUT 30' AGL AND THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING IT.

## 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 ERA13LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA300), Jun 22, 2013: Sikorsky 269C (N2091E), Lumberton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's movement of the throttle to the idle detent at the beginning of a practice autorotation, which was contrary to procedures and resulted in the engine hesitating during the power recovery…

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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