NONE · Hughes 269A · 2005-08-12 · Ashland, OR, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA05CA168
Event ID
20050818X01280
Type
Accident
Date
2005-08-12
Location
Ashland, OR, USA
Coordinates
42.191665, -122.661109
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Hughes
Model
269A
Registration
N488MC
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The inability of the dual student to maintain directional control of the helicopter during the landing roll when the left skid sank into an area of thick, soft, sticky tar, and the instructor pilot's improper decision to perform a full-down autorotational landing to a surface which had already shown itself to be soft. Factors include a soft, sticky landing surface, and high temperature that contributed to the softening of the landing surface.