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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Enstrm F-28C · Denver, CO · March 6, 1997

Date: March 6, 1997 · 17:45 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Centennial Airport
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5693M
Reported as: Enstrm F28C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,525 total20 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N5693MRegistration cancelled Jan 14, 2009 · Enstrom F-28CS/N 489-2 · Built 1980 Airframe modelEnstrom F-28C Engine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: flight instructor, tom wiesner, was giving his father, pat wiesner, flight instruction when the engine started running rough. Instructor tom wiesner elected to land the helicopter in grass near dove valley road and the main rotor blade came in contact with read drive shaft. No one was injured and damage was minor.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, TOM WIESNER, WAS GIVING HIS FATHER, PAT WIESNER, FLIGHT INSTRUCTION WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. INSTRUCTOR TOM WIESNER ELECTED TO LAND THE HELICOPTER IN GRASS NEAR DOVE VALLEY ROAD AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE CAME IN CONTACT WITH READ DRIVE SHAFT. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND DAMAGE WAS MINOR.

Other reports on N5693M · 2

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

Accident 19980214006689AForced Landing · Broomfield, COReported power loss. Autorotated 2 mile from bjc. No direct cause has been found. Investigated continuing. (.4)the pilot said he noticed that the low fuel pressure warning light had illuminated 'along with engine roughness.' Suspecting an imminent fuel pump…Feb 14, 1998 · Substantial damage Incident 19930427018579IPwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · New Cumberland, PAEngine quit in flight. Autorated to field. Had fuel exhaustion.Apr 27, 1993 · Reported as Enstrm 280C · Minor damage