# Accident 19920605018829A: Enstrm F28A, Malvern, PA, June 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1992, 08:50 local time
- Place: Malvern, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0306° N, 75.5095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0306&lon=-75.5095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N296Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N296Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,800 total, 275 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920605018829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HEAVY RAIN SHOWER PREVENTED LANDING AT BASE. LANDED IN MUDDY FIELD. FRONT OF SKIDS SUNK IN MUD. CHOPPED TAIL BOOM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC92LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA100), Jun 5, 1992: Enstrom F28A (N296Q), Malvern, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ABRUPTLY MOVED THE CYCLIC REARWARD WHICH RESULTED IN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRIKING AND SEPARATING THE TAIL BOOM. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT MUDDY FIELD.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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