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FAA accident report · Enstrom F-28F · Denton, TX · May 6, 2015

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Date
May 6, 2015 · 14:10 local
Place
Denton, TX
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
L62S
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8011Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15LA224
Reported as
Enstrom F-28F
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total
N8011QRegistration cancelled Jul 20, 2021 · Enstrom F-28FS/N 732 · Built 1984Airframe modelEnstrom F-28FEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While conducting a confined area takeoff in helicopter N8011Q the aircraft failed to gain sufficient rotor speed to maintain lift as the aircraft began to translate to forward motion. The initial forward motion placed the aircraft over a dense forest environment. The aircraft then began to settle into the trees. The instructor took the controls from the student and attempted to return to the takeoff point. The aircraft impacted trees approximately 40 feet from the point of takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE CONDUCTING A CONFINED AREA TAKEOFF IN HELICOPTER N8011Q THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GAIN SUFFICIENT ROTOR SPEED TO MAINTAIN LIFT AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TRANSLATE TO FORWARD MOTION. THE INITIAL FORWARD MOTION PLACED THE AIRCRAFT OVER A DENSE FOREST ENVIRONMENT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN TO SETTLE INTO THE TREES. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS FROM THE STUDENT AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE TAKEOFF POINT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM THE POINT OF TAKEOFF.

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 CEN15LA224Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportArgyle, TXThe pilot and flight instructor's inadvertent encounter with settling with power during a confined area takeoff at an altitude that was too low for recovery.May 6, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8011Q · 1

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

Incident 20080719850699IHovering · Crandall, TX(-23) On July 19, 2008, about 0900 central daylight time, single-engine Enstrom, F-28P, helicopter, N8011Q, received minor damaged to the landing skids upon impact with terrain following a loss of control during the transition to hover over a construction…Jul 19, 2008 · Minor damage