# Accident 20140531009999A: Schweizer 269C, Temple, TX, May 31, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2014, 10:15 local time
- Place: Temple, TX
- Airport: Temple
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1519° N, 97.4078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1519&lon=-97.4078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N902CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902CP-2018-04-04) (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: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,300 total, 350 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140531009999A

## Narrative

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

FOLLOWING LANDING THE HELICOPTER ENTERED GROUND RESONANCE. AIRMAN ELECTED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND AND RETARDED THE THROTTLE. RESONANCE RESULTED IN THE DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES, POST-CRASH FIRE, OR FUEL SPILL.

## 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 CEN14LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA269), May 31, 2014: Schweizer 269C (N902CP), Temple, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Ground resonance due to maintenance personnel’s improper inspection of the landing gear dampers, which resulted in the dampers operating outside of allowable limits.

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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