CHI83LA193

NTSB accident investigation · Enstrom F-28A · Schaumburg, IL · April 27, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report

Date: April 27, 1983, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
Place: Schaumburg, IL
Injuries: 2 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft: N519HEnstrom F-28A
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19830427016319A
Case key: 12156

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Sequence of events

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Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown

Emergency procedure - simulatedPilot in command(cfi)Factor

Autorotation - performedDual studentFactor

Altitude - misjudgedDual studentCause

Flare - improperDual studentCause

Supervision - inadequatePilot in command(cfi)Cause

Analysis

The rated student was on an instructional flt to become a helicopter instructor plt. During an autorotative landing in a farmer's field, the helicopter landed hard & the main rotor hit the tail cone.

Aircraft

Registration: N519H
Reported as: Enstrom F-28A
Category: Helicopter
Serial number: 322
Airframe hours: 900
Engine: Lycoming HIO-360-C1A, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner: Olivers Helicopters Inc.
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
Last inspection: Annual · March 12, 1983
Departed: Schaumburg, IL

N519HRegistered now · Enstrom F-28AS/N 322 · Built 1975 Airframe modelEnstrom F-28A Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role: Pilot
Age: 41
Certificates: Flight instructor, Commercial
Airplane ratings: Single-engine land
Medical: Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat: Left
Flight hours: 1,278 total · 510 in this make and model · 1,150 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 300° at 10 knots
Visibility: 15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 28 °F
Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Observed at: DPA, 8 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

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Accident 19830427016319AEnstrm F28A · Schaumburg, ILLow RPM on flare for a practice autorotation landing resulted in ahard landing and rotors severing the tail boom.Apr 27, 1983 · N519H · Substantial damage