# Incident 20141025020589I: Schweizer(Hughes)Aircraft Corp TH55A/269A, Danbury, CT, October 25, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2014, 14:00 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer TH55A/269A (registry code 8059503, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-th55a-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER(HUGHES)AIRCRAFT CORP TH55A/269A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141025020589I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 20210603006589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210603006589A), Jun 3, 2021: Schweizer(Hughes)Aircraft Corp TH55A/269A (N41G), Monroe, LA, Substantial damage. On June 3rd, 2021, at approximately 12:15 CDT (1715 UTC), N41G, a Schweizer (Hughes) TH55A/269A rotorcraft, was air taxiing at the Monroe Regional Airport…

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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