Schweizer 269-C N7509E

Summary

On 8 April 1998 at about 15:30 local time, a Schweizer 269-C registered N7509E was involved in an accident near Ormond Beach, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 April 1998 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ormond Beach, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Ormond Beach Municipal (OMN)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Schweizer 269-C

Registration

N7509E

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA98LA127

Nobody was injured.

The CFI's inadequate supervision and poor communication which led the rated student pilot to roll the throttle off, and the CFI's subsequent failure to apply forward cyclic to increase airspeed which resulted in the subsequent hard landing and roll over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The CFI stated he was asking the rated pilot questions as the rated pilot was making a steep approach at 300 feet and about 35 knots airspeed. He asked the pilot receiving instruction if he could roll the throttle off. The rated pilot replied, 'roll the throttle off' and immediately rolled the throttle off. The CFI noticed an immediate drop in rotor rpm, and took over the flight controls with the helicopter in a vertical rate of descent. He lowered the collective pitch in an attempt to regain rotor rpm, but did not apply forward cyclic to increase airspeed due to low altitude. The helicopter collided with the sod area hard, and rolled over onto its left side.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.