- Date
- July 2, 1982, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Tampa, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7469FHughes 269C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820702028359A
- Case key
- 72790
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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.
Hard landing
Weather condition - thunderstormFactor
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Wrong runway - selectedCause
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
Analysis
The pilot reported a loss of engine power while on a supervised solo flight. Witnesses reported a thunderstorm in progress with winds gusting to 15 knots. The pilot landed to the south although he stated the winds were from the northwest. Examination of the aircraft engine revealed no prexisting malfunction or failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7469F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 170-554
- Airframe hours
- 2,512
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-D1A, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Helicopter Support Systems, In
- Registered owner
- Helicopter Support Systems, In
- Departed
- X16 · Tampa, FL
- Destination
- X16 · Tampa, FL
- Airport
- X16 · Vandenberg, runway 18, 3,260 × 65 ft, macadam
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 290 total · 12 in this make and model · 256 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 165 °F
- Observed at
- TAP, 9 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.