# Incident 20131110022889I: Schweizer 269C, Laurel, MT, November 10, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2013, 15:30 local time
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Airport: Laurel Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: N3SA
- Location: 45.7052° N, 108.7608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAUREL MUNI (6S8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7052&lon=-108.7608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N432MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432MS-2018-03-08) (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: 586 total, 563 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131110022889I

## Narrative

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

ON 11/10/2013 AT 1530, INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT AFTER FLIGHT LESSON PROCEEDED WITH INITIAL GROUND HOVER INSTRUCTION DURING WHICH THE STUDENT APPLIES SUDDEN AFT PRESSURE ENTERING A BACKWARDS TAIL LOW DRIFT.  DURING RECOVERY AIRCRAFT WAS ALLOWED TO DESCEND CAUSING TAIL ROTOR TO CONTACT SURFACE.

## Other reports on N432MS (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080624841529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080624841529A), Jun 24, 2008: Hughes 269C (N432MS), Buffalo, WY, Substantial damage. (-23)On a steep departure takeoff, aircraft lost rotor RPM because of a wind switch. Aircraft lost altitude and stuck vegetation.
- [Incident 20060223002079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060223002079I), Feb 23, 2006: Hughes 269C (N432MS), Billings, MT. (-23) Instructor states that during an instrument instructional flight the engine suddenly became very rough, the instructor took control and entered an…

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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