- Date
- December 22, 1989, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Norcross, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N75068Schweizer 269C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891222052949A
- Case key
- 8192
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Probable cause
The student pilot's improper execution of the landing procedure resulting in dynamic roll-over of the helicopter.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The student pilot stated that he was on a solo flight practicing liftoff to a hover and landing from a hover. As the helicopter touched down, it began a roll and the student could not maintain control. An investigation revealed no evidence of a pre-accident mechanical malfunction. There was evidence that a skid had scraped the sod and induced a dynamic roll-over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75068
- Reported as
- Schweizer 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1323
- Airframe hours
- 858
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-D1A, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dooley Helicopters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 21, 1989 · 5 hours before
- Airport
- 05GA · Beaver Ruin Heliport
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 372 total · 8 in this make and model · 232 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 11 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 23 °F, dew point 5 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PDK, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N75068 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.