# Incident 20190813015889I: Enstrom F-28C, Marion, IA, August 13, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2019, 19:00 local time
- Place: Marion, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0446° N, 91.5862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0446&lon=-91.5862&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35ZE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35ZE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-E1BD (registry code 41895, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-e1bd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F-28C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360-E1BD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,510 total, 205 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190813015889I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS CIRCLING TO THE RIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 100? AGL WITH FORWARD SPEED OF 20-30 KNOTS. ENTERING THE DOWNWIND SIDE OF A TURN THE HELICOPTER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM IN THE GREEN ARC. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS AT FULL THROTTLE WITH FORWARD AIRSPEED. THE PILOT LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE AND LOWERED THE NOSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO INCREASE THE ROTOR RPM. THE PILOT CHOSE TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD.

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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