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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrom F-28F · Twin Falls, ID · May 20, 2012

Date: May 20, 2012 · 08:50 local
Place: Twin Falls, ID
Airport: Joslin Field
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N63VP
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12LA219
Reported as: Enstrom F-28F
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,406 total804 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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N63VP reported 10 miles south of ktwf. Control tower issued mx and instructed N63VP to report 1 mile south. N63VP reported 1 mile south with control problems due to loss of rotor bearing. Control tower issued landing clearance. N63VP landed in a field about 1 mile south of the airport. The aircraft contacted the ground in a left turn by evidence of the left lower horizontal fin contacting the ground first and the aircraft comming to rest facing a westerly direction.

As the FAA filed it

N63VP REPORTED 10 MILES SOUTH OF KTWF. CONTROL TOWER ISSUED MX AND INSTRUCTED N63VP TO REPORT 1 MILE SOUTH. N63VP REPORTED 1 MILE SOUTH WITH CONTROL PROBLEMS DUE TO LOSS OF ROTOR BEARING. CONTROL TOWER ISSUED LANDING CLEARANCE. N63VP LANDED IN A FIELD ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND IN A LEFT TURN BY EVIDENCE OF THE LEFT LOWER HORIZONTAL FIN CONTACTING THE GROUND FIRST AND THE AIRCRAFT COMMING TO REST FACING A WESTERLY DIRECTION.

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 WPR12LA219Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTwin Falls, IDThe pilot's inability to maintain helicopter control during cruise flight due to the failure of the No. 2 main rotor Lamiflex bearing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to operate the helicopter with a known deficiency and the helicopter’s…May 20, 2012 · Substantial damage