- Date
- January 31, 1987, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Boca Raton, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8627HEnstrom F28C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 31791
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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.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Rotorcraft flight control,tail rotor control - inadequateCause
Rotorcraft flight control,tail rotor cable - disabledCause
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not possible
Analysis
The helicopter spun uncontrollably on the ground after the right anti-torque pedal cable was severed while landing. Examination of the helicopter revealed that the teter stop failed to limit the travel of the tail rotor spindle assy thereby reducing the clearance between the blades and the cable. After contact with the stop the blades then flexed, contacted the cable, & during rotation, severed it where it exits the tail boom assy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8627H
- Reported as
- Enstrom F28C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 746
- Airframe hours
- 66
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mw Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- BCT · Boca Raton
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PMP, 8 nm away