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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Enstrm 280FX · Erie, CO · February 27, 2008

Date: February 27, 2008 · 09:30 local
Place: Erie, CO
Airport: Erie Municipal
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N285SH
Reported as: Enstrm 280FX
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 830 total26 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) On February 27, 2008, at 1130 MST, an Enstrom 280FX, N285SH, registered to beacon aviation LLC, called in an in flight emergency when the pilot privacy data omitted could not get tail rotor effect. Tail rotor was not responsive to lateral inputs from the pilot. The flight originated from Erie Municipal Airport, CO (keik) and was scheduled to land at the same airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no VFR flight plan was filed. The only person onboard was the pilot, no injury reported. The aircraft had a hard landing, no other visual damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 27, 2008, AT 1130 MST, AN ENSTROM 280FX, N285SH, REGISTERED TO BEACON AVIATION LLC, CALLED IN AN IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY WHEN THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COULD NOT GET TAIL ROTOR EFFECT. TAIL ROTOR WAS NOT RESPONSIVE TO LATERAL INPUTS FROM THE PILOT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ERIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CO (KEIK) AND WAS SCHEDULED TO LAND AT THE SAME AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD WAS THE PILOT, NO INJURY REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HARD LANDING, NO OTHER VISUAL DAMAGE.