# Accident 20090801012619A: Enstrm F28F, Terrell, TX, August 1, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2009, 10:41 local time
- Place: Terrell, TX
- Airport: Terrell Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7085° N, 96.2671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TERRELL MUNI (TRL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7085&lon=-96.2671&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8620C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8620C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28F (registry code 3300412, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090801012619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 1, 2009, AT 1040 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PA-22-135, N8602C, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WHILE LANDING, VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN, AT TERRELL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KTRL), TERRELL, TX.  A SUDDEN CHANGE IN WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION AS RAIN SHOWERS APPROACHED KTRL AS WELL AS TURBULENCES CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SEGUIN, TEXAS (E70) WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN, BOUND TO EAKER FIELD (KDUA), WITH A PLANNED FUEL STOP AT KTRL.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8620C (1)

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

- [Accident 19880713065119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880713065119A), Jul 13, 1988: Enstrm F28F (N8620C), Haines, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to hold down collective with engine idling when friction lock was released. Helicopter rolled over.

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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