- Date
- September 13, 1992, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Shelbyville, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N950SCEnstrom F-28A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920913036529A
- Case key
- 11849
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Probable cause
An improper flare made by the pilot resulting in a hard landing and main rotor blade tail boom strike.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During cruise, the pilot thought the helicopter's engine was malfunctioning so he made a precautionary landing. Directional control was not maintained during the landing which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent main rotor blade tail boom strike. The on scene investigation did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or helicopter anomalies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N950SC
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 318
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-C1A, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Not Registered
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- Taylorsville, KY
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LOU, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.