- Date
- April 11, 1989, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Rosehayn, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1093YHughes 269C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890411007589A
- Case key
- 36394
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Probable cause
The pilots failure to maintain control of the aircraft during landing. This resulted in an uncontrolled touchdown and rollover 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 plt stated that while flying at 1,000 ft the helicopter developed a low power situation and began losing altitude. An inspection and engine run up by the FAA failed to disclose any engine discrepancies. Coincidently, the plt had been a student at the technical school where the forced landing was made. The right skid dug into the ground and the helicopter rolled over during the landing. Witnesses observed the helicopter at tree top level with a low forward speed. They again observed it at an alt of 3 ft AGL when it made a 'violent 45 degree roll to the right' during which the rotor blades struck the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1093Y
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 311045
- Airframe hours
- 3,133
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-D1A, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael Lerro
- Registered owner
- Horsham Valley Airways
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 29, 1989 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- Horsham, PA
- Destination
- A1Y · Atlantic City, NJ
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 79 total · 67 in this make and model · 55 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point -0 °F
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 N1093Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.