Schweizer 269D N296RL

Summary

On 18 January 2005 at about 22:15 local time, a Schweizer 269D registered N296RL was involved in an accident near San Antonio, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 January 2005 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF)

Coordinates

29.3369, -98.4711

Aircraft

Schweizer 269D

Registration

N296RL

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Antonio → San Antonio

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05TA056

1 person had minor injuries.

The inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action by the flight instructor, which resulted in an inadvertent dynamic rollover.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

In a written statement, the 3,206-hour flight instructor reported that during the student's first training flight, the student manipulated the controls for approximately two minutes until the helicopter began to drift left and slightly forward. The helicopter then "suddenly descended," and the instructor began to apply corrective input to the controls as the front left skid struck the ground. The instructor "felt the helicopter begin to roll to the left at this pivot point." He attempted to correct the situation prior to reaching the critical rollover angle of the helicopter, but the helicopter continued to roll and came to rest on its left side.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.