# Accident 19920820032889A: Enstrm F28C, Irwindale, CA, August 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1992, 15:15 local time
- Place: Irwindale, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0892° N, 117.9608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0892&lon=-117.9608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N595H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N595H-2017-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 992 total, 345 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920820032889A

## Narrative

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

DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION LANDINGS MISJUDGED FLARE. LANDED HARD BUCKLING TAILBOOM.

## 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 LAX92LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA362), Aug 20, 1992: Enstrom F28C (N595H), Irwindale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF THE LANDING FLARE DURING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.

## Other reports on N595H (4)

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

- [Accident 20041117028899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041117028899A), Nov 17, 2004: Enstrm F28C (N595H), Panama City, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated he ran out of gas, also during the autorotation aircraft landed hard, tailboom broke off, skids broke, main rotor blades were destroyed.
- [Accident 19990622007519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990622007519A), Jun 22, 1999: Enstrm F28C (N595H), Kaunakakai Molo, HI, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot reported the helicopter was running well with no mechanical difficulties. During an after dusk departure from a ranch, he encountered a dust…
- [Accident 19830331010559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830331010559A), Mar 31, 1983: Enstrm F28C (N595H), Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Student helicopter pilot flared too late on practice autorotation landing. Tail rotor struck the ground.
- [Accident 19770804022949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770804022949A), Aug 4, 1977: Enstrm F28ENSTR/ (N595H), Honolulu, HI, Substantial damage. Main rotor blades struck tail boom

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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