# Accident 20140129001159A: Enstrom F-28A, Memphis, TN, January 29, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2014, 15:15 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: General Dewitt Spain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2006° N, 90.0539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2006&lon=-90.0539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24RB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24RB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F-28A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,260 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140129001159A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 29TH 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:15 PM, N24RB AN ENSTROM F28A WAS CONDUCTING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE PIC WAS THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) GIVING INSTRUCTION TO THE PILOT UNDER INSTRUCTION.  THE HELICOPTER WAS PERFORMING A STUCK PEDAL MANUEVER WHEN THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND.  THE HELICOPTER SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAMGE TO THE TAIL BOOM SECTION, TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT, AND A  MAIN ROTOR BLADE.  NEITHER PILOT SUFFERED ANY INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA14LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA108), Jan 29, 2014: Enstrom F 28A (N24RB), Memphis, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A skid tube clamp weld failure due to high residual stress, which resulted in a skid collapse during landing. Contributing to the accident was the airplane manufacturer’s lack of adequate guidance…

## Other reports on N24RB (3)

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

- [Incident 20130802014669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130802014669I), Aug 2, 2013: Enstrom F-28A (N24RB), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. During cruise level flight, the aircraft was struck by a bird breaking out the left-hand windshield. The bird did not enter the aircraft. The glass/plexiglas…
- [Incident 19870512025709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870512025709I), May 12, 1987: Enstrm F28A (N24RB), Arlington, TX. Forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. Found leaking fuel line and faulty quantity gauge.
- [Accident 19780406005999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780406005999A), Apr 6, 1978: Enstrm F28A (N24RB), Bloomington, IL, Substantial damage. Wind gusts to 24KTS.unintentional liftoff during run-up.

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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