# Incident 19970123012519I: Enstrm 280C, Ogden, UT, January 23, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ogden, UT
- Airport: Ogden-Hinckley Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1951° N, 112.0122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OGDEN-HINCKLEY (OGD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1951&lon=-112.0122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5699N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5699N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HI0-360 series (registry code 41553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hi0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 33 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970123012519I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ROTORCRAFT EXPERIENCED A MAIN ROTOR STRIKE TO THE UPPER STABILIZER FIN COVER DURING TRANSITION FROM A HOVER TO LANDING. THIS INCIDENT OCCURED ON TAXIWAY IN FRONT OF OWNER'S HANGAR. THE UPPER FIBERGLASS STABILIZER FIN WAS REPLACED DUE TO IMPACT CRACKS. AN ENSTROM HELICOPTERES CONFIRMED THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT CONSIDERED A HARD LANDING AND NO FURTHER INSPECTIONS ARE REQUIRED. PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ROTOR RPM, ALONG WITH A FIRM LANDING CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT. THIS REPORT IS FINAL AND CLOSED.

## Other reports on N5699N (1)

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

- [Accident 20090525006409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090525006409A), May 25, 2009: Enstrm 280C (N5699N), Ogden, UT, Substantial damage. On may 25, 2009 at 1130 MST an Enstrom F28-280C N5699N tried to depart Ogden, UT (ogd) for a part 91 pleasure flight. As reported by the PIC the preflight and…

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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