# Accident 20060811026679A: Enstrm F28C, Independence, OH, August 11, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2006, 17:00 local time
- Place: Independence, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3808° N, 81.6642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3808&lon=-81.6642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N303MM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 234 total, 21 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060811026679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FAILED TO CHECK WIND DIRECTION AND LANDED WITH TAILWIND. LANDED HARD AND ROLLED OVER ON LEFT SIDE.

## 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 CHI06CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA236), Aug 11, 2006: Enstrom F28C-2 (N303MM), Independence, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM leading to his failure to maintain control of the helicopter and the hard landing.

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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