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FAA incident report · Enstrm F-28A · Hilton Island, SC · November 20, 1988

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Date
November 20, 1988 · 11:30 local
Place
Hilton Island, SC
Airport
Hilton Head Airport
Phase of flight
Tkof-Abort-Copter Vertical
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N502H
Reported as
Enstrm F28A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total300 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N502HRegistration cancelled Dec 10, 2012 · Enstrom F-28AS/N 320 · Built 1975Airframe modelEnstrom F-28AEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Gust caused weather vaning and loss of tail rotor effectiveness on liftoff. Landed hard. One skid collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

GUST CAUSED WEATHER VANING AND LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS ON LIFTOFF. LANDED HARD. ONE SKID COLLAPSED.