# Accident 20050812024459A: Enstrm 280C, Saulsville, WV, August 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2005, 13:30 local time
- Place: Saulsville, WV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6522° N, 81.4500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6522&lon=-81.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5691B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5691B-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HI0-360 series (registry code 41553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hi0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050812024459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING AT A HELI-PAD AT SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SAULSVILLE, WV THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A SLOW YAW TO THE RIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET AGL. PILOT REPORTED NO RESPONSE WHEN APPLYING LEFT TAIL ROTOR PEDAL AND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO YAW TO THE RIGHT. PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO LOW TO ENTER AN AUTO-ROTATION AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING OVER AN EMBANKMENT SHORT OF THE HELI-PAD. THE WEATHER WAS VMC WITH CALM WINDS BUT THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95 DEGREES.

## 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 IAD05LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA122), Aug 12, 2005: Enstrom 280C (N5691B), Saulsville, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate remedial action following a loss of control during the landing approach.

## Other reports on N5691B (1)

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

- [Accident 20060715022609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060715022609A), Jul 15, 2006: Enstrm 280C (N5691B), Danville, WV, Substantial damage. (-23) According to his written statement, the pilot said while on a solo cross country flight he heard a "loud snap" and experienced a 5 to 10 degree right…

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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