# Incident 20120911018479I: Enstrom Helicopter Corp 280C, Caldwell, ID, September 11, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2012, 18:00 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6455° N, 116.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caldwell, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6455&lon=-116.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N800SC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HI0-360 series (registry code 41553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hi0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORP 280C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HI0-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120911018479I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING FULL DOWN AUTOROTATIONS AT A GRASS STRIP.  THE SKIDS CONTACTED SOME DIRT AND THE HELICOPTER ROCKED FORWARD.  AS THE REAR SKIDS CAME BACK TO THE GROUND, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TAILROTOR DRIVE SHAFT COVER.

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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