Enstrom F28A N9240

Summary

On 27 June 1983 at about 22:15 local time, a Enstrom F28A registered N9240, operated by Pilot Personnel International, was involved in an accident near Lebanon, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 June 1983 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Lebanon, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

44.5201, -122.8108

Aircraft

Enstrom F28A

Registration

N9240

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Pilot Personnel International

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lebanon → Lebanon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA83LA134

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE HELICOPTER WAS DAMAGED IN A ROLL-OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING ON A SOFT PLOWED FIELD. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CHECKING ANOTHER COMPANY PILOT AND IN DOING SO HE ABRUPTLY REDUCED POWER TO SIMULATE ENGINE FAILURE. A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. THE ACFT WAS AT 1800 FT MSL. AN AUTOROTATION WAS MADE ONTO A SOFT PLOWED FIELD. THE PILOT INITIATED A FLARE AT 50 FT AGL WITH THE ACFT SKIDDING 20 FT AND SPINNING AROUND 180 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.A LATER VERSION OF THE OPERATORS MANUAL STATES THAT CAUTION SHOULD BE USED IN ABRUPT POWER CHANGES DUE TO THE SENSITIVITY OF THE FUEL INJECTED ENGINES. THE MANUAL FOR THIS ACFT DOES NOT CONTAIN THAT STATEMENT. THE PILOT AND OPERATOR STATED DURING INTERVIEW THAT THE THROTTLE WAS ABRUPTLY REDUCED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.