MINR · Schweizer 269C · 2003-04-07 · Wichita, KS, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI03LA098
Event ID
20030410X00479
Type
Accident
Date
2003-04-07
Location
Wichita, KS, USA
Coordinates
37.647499, -97.384445
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Schweizer
Model
269C
Registration
N8968F
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The premature lowering of the collective and the improper use of the cyclic during the run-on landing performed by the flight instructor, as well as the main rotor/tail boom contact. Contributing factors were the intentional run-on landing, the grass landing surface and the severed tail boom.