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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm F-28C · Wise, VA · May 20, 1983

Date: May 20, 1983 · 15:00 local
Place: Wise, VA
Airport: Lonesome Pine Airport
Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N654H
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL83LA191
Reported as: Enstrm F28C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360E1AD
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,284 total34 in this make and model

N654HRegistration cancelled Sep 28, 1993 · Enstrom F-28CS/N 384 Airframe modelEnstrom F-28C

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What happened

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Descending to hover in tailwind. Unable arrest descent. Bounced. Main rotors chopped tailboom. Settling with power.

As the FAA filed it

DESCENDING TO HOVER IN TAILWIND. UNABLE ARREST DESCENT. BOUNCED. MAIN ROTORS CHOPPED TAILBOOM. SETTLING WITH POWER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL83LA191Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWise, VAThe plt reported that he had stayed in the local area & had been practicing slow hover over the grass beside the rwy. There was a paved ramp that he had to cross, each time he went from one end of the rwy to the other. He said when he came to this area, he…May 20, 1983 · Substantial damage