Hughes 369D N40AP

Summary

On 26 June 2002 at about 23:15 local time, a Hughes 369D registered N40AP was involved in an accident near Jeffersontown, Kentucky, 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

26 June 2002 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Jeffersontown, Kentucky, United States

Coordinates

38.2000, -85.5667

Aircraft

Hughes 369D

Registration

N40AP

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Louisville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC02TA123

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's loss of lateral control when his foot slipped off the rudder pedal during a power-off, running landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor was demonstrating a simulated engine failure during a takeoff. He began the maneuver from a 4-foot hover, and about 15 knots, as the helicopter was passing through translational lift, he rolled the power to ground idle. He performed a running landing; however, shortly after ground contact, his left foot slipped off the rudder pedal, and the helicopter's left skid dug into the ground. The helicopter then rolled to the left, and came to rest on its side. The flight instructor stated that he thought the helicopter had run over a rut during the running landing, which caused his foot to come off the rudder pedal.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.