# Incident 20160531006359I: Schweizer 269C, Fort Worth, TX, May 31, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2016, 10:20 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Alliance
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: L62S
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N789LH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N789LH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-D1A (registry code 42300, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-d1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 269C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 160 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160531006359I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 20230422004409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230422004409A), Apr 22, 2023: Schweizer 269C (N789LH), Springfield, TN, Substantial damage. On 04/22/2023 a rotorcraft crashed in a field south of Springfield-robertson county airport (M91) due to a reported loss of rotor RPM. Reported that rotorcraft…

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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