ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363542
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| Date: | Friday 5 June 1992 |
| Time: | 09:50 LT |
| Type: |  Enstrom F28A |
| Owner/operator: | William Muggleston |
| Registration: | N296Q |
| MSN: | 375 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1780 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING HIO-360-CIA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Malvern, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | (NONE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A CORNFIELD BECAUSE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAD DETERIORATED. UPON LANDING, THE FRONT OF THE SKIDS STARTED TO SINK INTO THE MUDDY GROUND. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE SKIDS FROM SINKING BY PULLING REARWARD ON THE CYCLIC, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK AND SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT ABRUPTLY MOVED THE CYCLIC REARWARD WHICH RESULTED IN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRIKING AND SEPARATING THE TAIL BOOM. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT MUDDY FIELD.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC92LA100
History of this aircraft
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| 18-Mar-2024 18:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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