- Date
- March 18, 1983, 14:55 local (19:55 UTC)
- Place
- St. Petersburg, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9020MHughes 269A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830318008889A
- Case key
- 30854
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The helicopter contacted the ground with a skid during a hover and ended up in a dynamic roll over. This was a dual instructional flt and the student was at the controls in a hover at the runways end awaiting twr instructions when the right skid became stuck in boggy ground. The instructor got on the controls to recover but the acft rolled over on its side before recovery was accomplished. The occupants were not injured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9020M
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 46-0500
- Airframe hours
- 3,660
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jenkins, Nevin C.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 12, 1983 · 60 hours before
- Airport
- PIE · St. Petersburg
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 669 total · 42 in this make and model · 250 as pilot in command · 290 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIE
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 N9020M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.