19840730075359I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Enstrm F-28A · Muncie, IN · July 30, 1984

Date: July 30, 1984 · 12:30 local
Place: Muncie, IN
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N13CM
Reported as: Enstrm F28A
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360C1B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,077 total75 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N13CMRegistered now · Enstrom F-28AS/N 090 · Built 1972 Airframe modelEnstrom F-28A Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Lost yaw control, autorotated to a hard landing. Tail rotor drive shaft sheared.

As the FAA filed it

LOST YAW CONTROL, AUTOROTATED TO A HARD LANDING. TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT SHEARED.

Other reports on N13CM · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19940816021569APwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Stewartsville, NJReported power loss. Autorotated to hard landing due low rotor RPM. Chopped tailboom. No engine anomalies found.Aug 16, 1994 · Substantial damage Accident 19870507012419APrw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft · Fayetteville, ARThe pilot was unable to maintain rotor RPM in hover. The helicopter struck terrain on attempted run on landing.May 7, 1987 · Substantial damage