ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19527
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| Date: | Friday 9 May 2008 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: | Schweizer 269D |
| Owner/operator: | San Antonio Police |
| Registration: | N584PM |
| MSN: | 0062A |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 713 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce 250-C20W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Antonio, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | San Antonio-Stinson Municipal Airport, TX (SSF/KSSF) |
| San Antonio-Stinson Municipal Airport, TX (SSF/KSSF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While demonstrating a 180 degree autorotation, the helicopter encountered a downdraft resulting in an unexpected loss of altitude. The flight instructor elected not to roll power and decided to continue the autorotation to the ground. The pilot was unable to arrest the descent rate. The helicopter touched down level, bounced, and came to rest in the upright position. The flight instructor and private pilot were able to exit the helicopter normally.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the excessive rate of descent on final approach. A contributing factor was the reported down draft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 23:05 | Fusko | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Dec-2017 10:51 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2023 05:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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