- Date
- June 5, 2001, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Double Springs, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9565Enstrom F28A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA Flight Standards District Office
- FAA report
- 20010605014229A
- Case key
- 52466
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance between the skid and trailer while attempting to lift from a trailer resulting in dynamic roll-over.
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
The pilot stated when interviewed the first time 2 days after the accident that the helicopter was on a trailer that had been in a hangar, but the trailer with helicopter onboard was removed from the hangar onto the ramp. He planned on lifting the helicopter off the trailer onto the ramp first, then intended on landing the helicopter onto a larger trailer. He stated that when he attempted to lift off from the smaller trailer, the rear portion of the left skid caught on the trailer and the helicopter rolled over. He submitted a report to the NTSB stating that the purpose of the flight was to perform an engine run only following an annual inspection and there was no intention to fly the helicopter. He stated in the report that during the engine run, the helicopter "vibrated the skids off the trailer, falling on side damaging main and tail rotor blades."
Factual narrative
On June 5, 2001, about 1630 central daylight time, an Enstrom F28A, N9565, registered to a private individual, rolled over while lifting off a trailer at the Double Springs-Winston County Airport, Double Springs, Alabama. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The helicopter was substantially damaged and the private-rated pilot, the sole occupant, sustained minor injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the occurrence.
The pilot stated when interviewed the first time 2 days after the accident that the helicopter was on a trailer that had been in a hangar, but the trailer with helicopter onboard was removed from the hangar onto the ramp. He planned on lifting the helicopter off the trailer onto the ramp first, then intended on landing the helicopter onto a larger trailer. He stated that when he attempted to lift off from the smaller trailer, the rear portion of the left skid caught on the trailer and the helicopter rolled over. A copy of the record of conversation is an attachment to this report. He submitted a report to the NTSB stating that the purpose of the flight was to perform an engine run only following an annual inspection and there was no intention to fly the helicopter. He stated in the report that during the engine run, the helicopter "vibrated the skids off the trailer, falling on side damaging main and tail rotor blades." A copy of the NTSB report is an attachment to this report.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9565
- Reported as
- Enstrom F28A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 088
- Airframe hours
- 1,248
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-C1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jeff D. Dickerson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 2001 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- 3M2 · Double Springs, AL
- Airport
- 3M2 · Double Springs-Winston County
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
- Age
- 63
- Injuries
- Minor
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- May 1, 2001
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 700 total · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.09 inHg
- Observed at
- KBHM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.