# Incident 20011229033859I: Enstrm F28C, Dover, DE, December 29, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2001, 15:37 local time
- Place: Dover, DE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1606° N, 75.5217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dover, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1606&lon=-75.5217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15SA-2008-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 808 total, 61 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011229033859I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING AT 1800 FT. WHEN HE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE THEN DETECTED A BURNT RUBBER ODOR. WITH THAT THE PILOT AUTOROTATED AND BEGAN A DESCENT, LANDING IN A FIELD. GPS POSITION N 39.08.83 W 75.34.59. MECHANICAL FAILURE IS CAUSE FOR INCIDENT. THE BELT TENSIONER ARM ASSEMBLY FAILED. MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED BY OWNER/OPERATOR. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N15SA (1)

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

- [Accident 20030802028769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030802028769A), Aug 2, 2003: Enstrm F28C (N15SA), Kankakee, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing the pilot stated he lowered the collective while on firm and level ground and then the main rotorblades contacted the tailrotor drive…

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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