# Accident 20210603006589A: Schweizer(Hughes)Aircraft Corp TH55A/269A, Monroe, LA, June 3, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2021, 12:15 local time
- Place: Monroe, LA
- Airport: Monroe Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5109° N, 92.0377° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5109&lon=-92.0377&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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,620 total, 11 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210603006589A

## Narrative

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

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 (KMLU) AND CRASHED IN THE GRASS BETWEEN THE TAXIWAY AND RAMP AREA.

N41G, A SMALL TWO SEAT HELICOPTER WAS AIR TAXIING AFTER LANDING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-30 FEET ABOVE THE TAXIWAY WHEN THE ROTORCRAFT SEEMINGLY LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS. THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO SPIN AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IT IN THE GRASS, RESULTING IN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS BETWEEN TAXIWAY ?G?, ?C? AND THE AVFLIGHT (FBO) RAMP. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE TIME TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY, SO ONLY AIRPORT FIRE, SECURITY, AND MAINTENANCE RESPONDED TO THE INCIDENT.

THERE WERE TWO SOLES ONBOARD. ONE INDIVIDUAL WAS THE PILOT AND THE SECOND WAS A PASSENGER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED BY EITHER PERSON.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE MLU TAXIWAY/RAMP AREA AND MOVED TO A NEARBY HANGAR #9. THE HELICOPTER IS IN A SECURE FACILITY AT THIS TIME.

THE AIRPORT MANAGER REPORTED THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE TAXIWAY AND/OR AIRPORT PROPERTY.

OPERATOR ACCIDENT/INCIDENT HISTORY, SAFETY RECORD: A PILOT REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED UTILIZING MSAT-A ACCIDENT/INCIDENT DATA SYSTEM (AIDS) AND ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (EIS) DATABASES WITH NO NEGATIVE FINDINGS. A REVIEW OF N41G WAS CONDUCTED USING THE MSAT-B DATABASE FOR ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT HISTORIES SHOWED A SIMILAR INCIDENT IN 2014.  THE INCIDENT IDENTIFIED WAS WITH A DIFFERENT PILOT.

## 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 CEN21LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA253), Jun 3, 2021: Schweizer TH55A/269A (N41G), Monroe, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain yaw control during landing which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

## Other reports on N41G (1)

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

- [Incident 20141025020589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141025020589I), Oct 25, 2014: Schweizer(Hughes)Aircraft Corp TH55A/269A (N41G), Danbury, CT, Minor damage. 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)…

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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