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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrom F-28C · Ft Pierce, FL · February 6, 2010

Date: February 6, 2010 · 11:20 local
Place: Ft Pierce, FL
Airport: St Lucie County International
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N426KA
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA10CA134
Reported as: Enstrom F-28C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 22,600 total200 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

N426KARegistration cancelled May 31, 2017 · Enstrom F-28CS/N 354 · Built 1976 Airframe modelEnstrom F-28C Engine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On February 6, 2010, at 11:20 local time an Enstrom F28C, registered to privacy data omitted collided with the bank of a dry retention pond and the aircraft tipped forward and the rotor blades struck the ground and the aircraft rolled over onto its right side. The pilot was not injured in the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 6, 2010, AT 11:20 LOCAL TIME AN ENSTROM F28C, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COLLIDED WITH THE BANK OF A DRY RETENTION POND AND THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED FORWARD AND THE ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.

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 ERA10CA134Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFort Pierce, FLThe pilot's inadvertent encounter with settling with power while hovering downwind.Feb 6, 2010 · Substantial damage