# NTSB investigations: Schweizer 269C: Hard landing

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CHI08CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA020.md): Schweizer 269C · Hazelton, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 5, 2007 · N75068 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor speed during the intentional autorotation, and his subsequent inability to reduce the descent rate prior to impact. A contributing factor was the intentional autorotation initiated by the pilot.
- [NTSB CHI06CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA131.md): Schweizer 269C · Lees Summit, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 12, 2006 · N7506L · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's delay in taking remedial action which led to the hard landing during the practice autorotation. The misjudged glide path, the dual student restricting the throttle control, and the trees were factors in the accident.
- [NTSB DFW06LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA108.md): Schweizer 269C · Denton, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 2006 · N209LH · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain rotor RPM, resulting in a hard landing.
- [NTSB DEN04CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA092.md): Schweizer 269C · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 13, 2004 · N2062N · Substantial damage
  > the settling with power situation encountered by the pilot. Contributing to the accident was the high density altitude.
- [NTSB FTW98LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA279.md): Schweizer 269C · San Angelo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 1998 · N41TH · Substantial damage
  > The improper touchdown executed by the flight instructor, which resulted in the tail rotor impacting the ground.
- [NTSB MIA98LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA127.md): Schweizer 269-C · Ormond Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1998 · N7509E · Substantial damage
  > The CFI's inadequate supervision and poor communication which led the rated student pilot to roll the throttle off, and the CFI's subsequent failure to apply forward cyclic to increase airspeed which resulted in the subsequent hard landing and roll over.
- [NTSB LAX95LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA188.md): Schweizer 269C · Scottsdale, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 12, 1995 · N6120A · Substantial damage
  > The CFI's failure to apply adequate power during the flare which was a result of not maintaining the required engine and rotor rpm.
- [NTSB CHI94LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA316.md): Schweizer 269C · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 1994 · N61245 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot-in-command's (CFI) delayed recovery from a practice autorotation. A factor associated with the accident was the student pilot's improper autorotation.
- [NTSB CHI94LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA138.md): Schweizer 269C · Fargo, ND · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 1994 · N3623Y · Substantial damage
  > the pilot in command's improper autorotation technique. A factor associated with the accident is the FAA Inspector's delayed remedial action.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8059502')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 200))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8059502&occurrence=200

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