# Incident 20010214017339I: Enstrm F28A, Koblerville, Northern Mariana Islands, February 14, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2001, 12:00 local time
- Place: Koblerville, Northern Mariana Islands
- Airport: Coral Ocean Point Proshop Heli
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 15.1206° N, 145.7064° E: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Koblerville, MP, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=15.1206&lon=145.7064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N291Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291Q-2020-01-31) (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 HIO360*
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,071 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/20010214017339I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING AUTOROTATIONS IN HELICOPTER. DURING POWER RECOVERY, ENGINE HESITATED WHEN THROTTLE WAS ADVANCE TOO FAST.  HARD LANDING CAUSED DAMAGE TO SKID.

## Other reports on N291Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19810603049129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810603049129A), Jun 3, 1981: Enstrm F28A (N291Q), Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit during hover. Nosed up on forced landing. Found valves gummed up, dirty oil, rusty corroded chambers.

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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