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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Schweizer 269C · Fort Worth, TX · May 31, 2016

Date
May 31, 2016 · 10:20 local
Place
Fort Worth, TX
Airport
Fort Worth Alliance
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
L62S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N789LH
Reported as
Schweizer 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-D1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
470 total160 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On 05/31/2016 at approximately 1020 local time N789LH while practicing an "auto rotation" maneuver handed hard onto taxiway papa at Alliance Fort Worth airport striking the tail rotor causing minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON 05/31/2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1020 LOCAL TIME N789LH WHILE PRACTICING AN "AUTO ROTATION" MANEUVER HANDED HARD ONTO TAXIWAY PAPA AT ALLIANCE FORT WORTH AIRPORT STRIKING THE TAIL ROTOR CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

Other reports on N789LH · 1

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