Schweizer 269D N584PM

Summary

On 9 May 2008 at about 17:20 local time, a Schweizer 269D registered N584PM was involved in an accident near San Antonio, Texas, 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

9 May 2008 at 17:20

Classification

Accident

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Stinson Muni (SSF)

Coordinates

29.3369, -98.4711

Aircraft

Schweizer 269D

Registration

N584PM

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

DFW08TA137

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to compensate for the excessive rate of descent on final approach. A contributing factor was the reported down draft.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.