20141025020589I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Schweizer TH55A/269A · Danbury, CT · October 25, 2014

Date
October 25, 2014 · 14:00 local
Place
Danbury, CT
Airport
Danbury Municipal
Phase of flight
Hover/Holding
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N41G
Reported as
Schweizer TH55A/269A
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total300 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On October 25, 2014, privacy data omittedpilot of N41G, a Schweizer aircraft model 269A, s/n 291097 was part of a helicopter fly-in at Danbury (dxr) municipal airport, CT. Theaircraft was lined up and located in the grass along with numerous other helicopters, at approximately 1400 hrs, privacy data omitted brought N41G to a hover after receiving cleared taxi instructions. privacy data omitted Stated N41G was immediately overcome with a strong gust of wind pushing the tail rotor out of its authority limits. N41G rotated 2-3 times contacting the left skid to ground. Regaining immediate control of N41G, privacy data omitted safely landed N41G in the grass strip amongst the other aircraft. privacy data omitted Performed a standard shut-down of N41G after the incident to access the damage incurred.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 25, 2014, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT OF N41G, A SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT MODEL 269A, S/N 291097 WAS PART OF A HELICOPTER FLY-IN AT DANBURY (DXR) MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CT. THEAIRCRAFT WAS LINED UP AND LOCATED IN THE GRASS ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER HELICOPTERS, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 HRS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BROUGHT N41G TO A HOVER AFTER RECEIVING CLEARED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED N41G WAS IMMEDIATELY OVERCOME WITH A STRONG GUST OF WIND PUSHING THE TAIL ROTOR OUT OF ITS AUTHORITY LIMITS. N41G ROTATED 2-3 TIMES CONTACTING THE LEFT SKID TO GROUND. REGAINING IMMEDIATE CONTROL OF N41G, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAFELY LANDED N41G IN THE GRASS STRIP AMONGST THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMED A STANDARD SHUT-DOWN OF N41G AFTER THE INCIDENT TO ACCESS THE DAMAGE INCURRED.

Other reports on N41G · 1

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