# Accident 20150614009209A: Enstrom F-28C, Romeoville, IL, June 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2015, 15:00 local time
- Place: Romeoville, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6072° N, 88.0875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6072&lon=-88.0875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51778, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51778) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (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-28C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 840 total, 280 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150614009209A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR WITH AN AIRPLANE RATED STUDENT RETURNED FROM A LOCAL FLIGHT.  HOVERING WAS BEING TAUGHT.  STUDENT WAS PERFORMING PEDAL TURNS.  AT SOME POINT, THE INSTRUCTOR NOTICED THE RPM WAS LOW AND TOOK THE CONTROLS FROM THE STUDENT.  THE HELICOPTER DRIFTED SOUTHEAST OFF THE TAXIWAY AND CONTINUED TO LOSE RPM.  THE INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO PERFORM A RUN-ON LANDING.  THE LEFT SKID BURIED ITSELF IN THE SOFT GROUND AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

## 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 CEN15CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA274), Jun 14, 2015: Enstrom F 28C (N51778), Romeoville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor (CFI) did not maintain directional control during a downwind emergency running landing to soft muddy terrain, which resulted in a dynamic rollover. Contributing to the…

## Other reports on N51778 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930716030519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930716030519I), Jul 16, 1993: Enstrm F28C (N51778), Wrightwood, CA, Minor damage. Pilot settled with power while attempting to land.

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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