# Accident 20180310001899A: Hughes 269A, Jacksonville, FL, March 10, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2018, 14:30 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3878° N, 81.5242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3878&lon=-81.5242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9020M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9020M-2020-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,958 total, 301 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180310001899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE DID NOT HAVE ANY MECHANICAL DIFFICULTY WITH AIRCRAFT AND WHILE PERFORMING A PRACTICE AUTO ROTATION INTO A VACANT FIELD, MISMANAGED THE LANDING CONTACTING THE LEFT SKID FIRST ON THE GROUND CAUSING THE HELICOPTER TO ROLL OVER. THE LANDING SITE WAS ADJACENT TO A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON THE ST. JOHN RIVER AND APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTH OF JACKSONVILLE CRAIG AIRPORT (KCRG). THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA18CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA159), Mar 10, 2018: Hughes 269 (N9020M), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain rotor rpm during a practice autorotation, which resulted in ground contact and a dynamic rollover.

## Other reports on N9020M (1)

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

- [Accident 19830318008889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830318008889A), Mar 18, 1983: Hughes 269A (N9020M), St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Right skid hit rough ground during a practice hover. Helicopter entered dynamic rollover phase and rolled over.

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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