# Incident 20120417006029I: Enstrom F-28F, Pendleton, OR, April 17, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2012, 09:35 local time
- Place: Pendleton, OR
- Airport: Eastern Oregon Regional At Pendlet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GLGG
- Location: 45.6951° N, 118.8434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EASTERN OREGON RGNL AT PENDLETON (PDT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6951&lon=-118.8434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171HH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171HH) (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: ENSTROM F-28F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 1,049 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120417006029I

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE HELICOPTER MADE HARDER THAN NORMAL TOUCH DOWN.  THE LEFT REAR FITTING FRACTURED AT THE SKID TUBE.  THE PILOT THOUGHT THE ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO LEANING THE MIXTURE TOO MUCH.

## Other reports on N171HH (2)

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

- [Accident 19980330010129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980330010129A), Mar 30, 1998: Enstrm F28F (N171HH), Baker, OR, Substantial damage. Refueling on a road. Lifted to clear road for traffic. Vibration caused loss of control. Suspect delaminataed rotor (.4)the pilot stated that he had lifted off…
- [Accident 19971206037439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971206037439A), Dec 6, 1997: Enstrm F28F (N171HH), John Day, OR, Substantial damage. On December 6, 1997, about 1400 pacific standard time, N171HH, an Enstrom F-28F helicoper, operated by the owner/pilot, impacted terrain during a forced…

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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