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FAA accident report · Enstrm ENSTROM480 · Goshen, IN · August 5, 2005

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Date
August 5, 2005 · 11:00 local
Place
Goshen, IN
Airport
Goshen Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N480FX
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI05LA218
Reported as
Enstrm ENSTROM480
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,930 total
N480FXRegistered now · Enstrom Helicopter 480S/N 5028 · Built 1998Airframe modelEnstrom Helicopter 480Engine modelAllison 250 SER 250HPTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Accident aircraft equipped with elastomeric dampers experienced ground resonance and was destroyed. The aircraft had previously experienced ground resonance, improperly serviced oleo struts was thought to be the cause. Elastomeric dampers were removed from aircraft for testing per NTSB.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH ELASTOMERIC DAMPERS EXPERIENCED GROUND RESONANCE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED GROUND RESONANCE, IMPROPERLY SERVICED OLEO STRUTS WAS THOUGHT TO BE THE CAUSE. ELASTOMERIC DAMPERS WERE REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT FOR TESTING PER NTSB.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI05LA218Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGoshen, INGround resonance experienced by the pilots.Aug 5, 2005 · Substantial damage