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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrom Helicopter 280C · Port Orange, FL · August 21, 2021

Date: August 21, 2021 · 12:30 local
Place: Port Orange, FL
Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9285
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA21LA339
Reported as: Enstrom Helicopter 280C
Reported engine: Lycoming HI0-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,250 total62 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N9285Registered now · Enstrom Helicopter 280CS/N 1003 · Built 1978 Airframe modelEnstrom Helicopter 280C Engine modelLycoming HI0-360 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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

On August 21, 2021, about 1330 eastern daylight time, an Enstrom 280C, N9285, was substantially damaged from a accident in daytona beach, Florida. The

Pilot was not injured. The helicopter

According to the pilot, he conducted a local flight around the airport and was approaching to land. Just prior to touchdown, the helicopter made an uncommanded climb and started to

Spin to the right. The pilot applied full left pedal, but the helicopter continued to spin to the right. He lowered the collective and the helicopter landed hard on the skids. The left skid was

Damaged during landing and the tail rotor contacted the ground damaging the tail rotor blades.

Examination of the helicopter revealed that the tail rotor drive shaft was spinning inside the coupling and not connected by a through bolt. The coupling and a section of the drive shaft was forwarded to the national transportation safety board?s material laboratory for further

Examination.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 21, 2021, ABOUT 1330 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN ENSTROM 280C, N9285, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FROM A ACCIDENT IN DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA. THE

PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE HELICOPTER

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE CONDUCTED A LOCAL FLIGHT AROUND THE AIRPORT AND WAS APPROACHING TO LAND. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE HELICOPTER MADE AN UNCOMMANDED CLIMB AND STARTED TO

SPIN TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL LEFT PEDAL, BUT THE HELICOPTER CONTINUED TO SPIN TO THE RIGHT. HE LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE AND THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD ON THE SKIDS. THE LEFT SKID WAS

DAMAGED DURING LANDING AND THE TAIL ROTOR CONTACTED THE GROUND DAMAGING THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES.

EXAMINATION OF THE HELICOPTER REVEALED THAT THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT WAS SPINNING INSIDE THE COUPLING AND NOT CONNECTED BY A THROUGH BOLT. THE COUPLING AND A SECTION OF THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS FORWARDED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD?S MATERIAL LABORATORY FOR FURTHER

EXAMINATION.

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 ERA21LA339Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPort Orange, FLThe failure of the tail rotor drive shaft at the coupling due to torsionally applied shear stress.Aug 21, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9285 · 1

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

Incident 20161021024959ILanding: Touchdown · Long Beach, CAOn October 21, 2016, at about 1455 pacific daylight time (PDT) a Enstrom model 280C, U.S. Registration number N9285 sustained minor damage in the form of a tail rotor strike while practicing a straight-in autorotation On pad 3, at Long Beach airport (klgb) in…Oct 21, 2016 · Minor damage