# Accident 20050413006649A: Enstrm F28C, Morrison, CO, April 13, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2005, 17:00 local time
- Place: Morrison, CO
- Airport: Mount Morrison Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6689° N, 105.2197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6689&lon=-105.2197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5690K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5690K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 113 total, 5 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050413006649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 13, 2005, AT 17:00 MDT, N5690K, AN ENSTROM F-28C HELICOPTER HIT THE LANDING PAD AT MOUNT MORRISON ON LANDING. THE PIC HAD A TOTAL OF 113 HOURS AND RECEIVED HIS PRIVATE PILOT, ROTORCRAFT HELICOPTER RATING ON FEBRUARY 14, 2005. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT STATEMENT AND THE PASSENGER STATEMENT, (WHO HAS A COMMERCIAL PILOT, CFI, AND HELICOPTER ROTORCRAFT RATING), THE PASSENGER MADE THE FIRST APPROACH, THEN TURNED OVER THE CONTROLS TO THE PIC. ON THE SECOND APPROACH, THE HELICOPTER SUNK BELOW THE PAD AND IMPACTED ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE. DAMAGE INCLUDED BREAKING OFF THE SKIDS, FIREWALL AND RIGHT FRONT LOWER STRUCTURE. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT IT IS UNKNOWN IF ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WILL BE IDENTIFIED AT DISASSEMBLY. NO INJURIES TO EITHER PARTY.

## 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 DEN05LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA068), Apr 13, 2005: Enstrom F-28C (N5690K), Morrison, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM during the approach which resulted in a landing short of the helipad.

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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