# Incident 20140823015829I: Hughes 269C, Hanover Park, IL, August 23, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2014, 10:50 local time
- Place: Hanover Park, IL
- Airport: Schaumburg Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KJGJ
- Location: 41.9893° N, 88.1012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SCHAUMBURG RGNL (06C), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9893&lon=-88.1012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34LB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-D1A (registry code 41893, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-d1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360-D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 240 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140823015829I

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED ENGINE RPM WAS LOWER THAN EXPECTED.  THE PILOT ROLLED ON POWER BUT RPM DID NOT INCREASE.  THE PILOT INITIATED AN AUTO-ROTATION.  DURING DESCENT THE ENGINE QUIT.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FOOTBALL FIELD.  NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

THE OIL TEMPERATURE SENSOR WAS FOUND HANGING BY ITS ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.  LESS THAN 1 QUART OF OIL WAS REMAINING INSIDE THE ENGINE.  THE ENGINE WILL BE SENT OUT FOR OVERHAUL.  THE AIRCRAFT?S AFT LANDING GEAR CROSSBEAM WAS BENT EXCEEDING THE ONE INCH LIMIT, REQUIRING A HARD LANDING INSPECTION TO BE PERFORMED.  NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.

STC SH1065NE AIRWOLF REMOTE FILTER SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED ON 03/31/2009 AT AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME 1313.1, WHICH IS 1298 HOURS OF OPERATION PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.

THE LAST INSPECTION PERFORMED WAS A 100 HOUR INSPECTION DATED 07/26/2014 AT AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME 2588.9, WHICH IS 22.2 HOURS OF OPERATION PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.  NO OTHER MAINTENANCE WAS RECORDED IN THE RECORDS SINCE THAT INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N34LB (2)

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

- [Incident 20120421006789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120421006789I), Apr 21, 2012: Hughes 269C (N34LB), Schaumburg, IL, Minor damage. Tail rotor and vertical stabilizer struck landing dolly during lift off.
- [Accident 20100920047219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100920047219A), Sep 20, 2010: Hughes 269C (N34LB), Schaumburg, IL, Substantial damage. This was the third flight of the day. The student pilot performed the preflight inspection under the supervision of the flight instructor. The student pilot…

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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