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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Schweizer 269C-1 · Ormond Beach, FL · February 21, 2017

Date: February 21, 2017 · 12:45 local
Place: Ormond Beach, FL
Airport: Orman Beach Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: T1NS
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N614TA
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA178
Reported as: Schweizer 269C-1
Reported engine: Lycoming HO-360
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,120 total700 in this make and model172 in the last 90 days

N614TARegistration cancelled May 3, 2018 · Schweizer 269C-1S/N 0080 Airframe modelSchweizer 269C-1 Engine modelLycoming HO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Rotorcraft departed Ormond Beach municipal airport around 12 noon for a training flight cross country to sanford international airport. About half way down near deland municipal airport pilot discovered the throttle control was inoperative and the RPM control had been fixed on the higher end. Upon recognition, pilot turned around to home base. Upon receiving clearance to land on runway 8 pilot executed a running landing and performed a go around the first time to reattempt. At the second attempt to land, the helicopter skids made a hard contact with the runway surface followed by a complete stop on runway 8. Helicopter sustained substantial damage to the struts and skids. Maintenance found the throttle cable defective. Poi feels the landing technique utilized was improper.

As the FAA filed it

ROTORCRAFT DEPARTED ORMOND BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AROUND 12 NOON FOR A TRAINING FLIGHT CROSS COUNTRY TO SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN NEAR DELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT PILOT DISCOVERED THE THROTTLE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE AND THE RPM CONTROL HAD BEEN FIXED ON THE HIGHER END. UPON RECOGNITION, PILOT TURNED AROUND TO HOME BASE. UPON RECEIVING CLEARANCE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 8 PILOT EXECUTED A RUNNING LANDING AND PERFORMED A GO AROUND THE FIRST TIME TO REATTEMPT. AT THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND, THE HELICOPTER SKIDS MADE A HARD CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE STOP ON RUNWAY 8. HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE STRUTS AND SKIDS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE THROTTLE CABLE DEFECTIVE. POI FEELS THE LANDING TECHNIQUE UTILIZED WAS IMPROPER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA17CA178Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportOrmond beach, FLThe separation of the throttle cable’s outer housing from the inner housing at the throttle linkage while at a high-power setting, which prevented the pilot from being able to control the throttle and execute a proper landing flare and resulted in a hard…Feb 21, 2017 · Substantial damage