ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367285
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| Date: | Sunday 18 March 1990 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Enstrom F-28C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N554H |
| MSN: | 1039 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING HIO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Canyon Lake, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Wildomar, CA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FLYING SOLO AND PRACTICING AUTOROTATIONS TO AN UNEVENLY SLOPED OPEN FIELD. THE PILOT ALLOWED THE ROTOR RPM TO BLEED OFF AND WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER THE RPM BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD COLLAPSING THE LEFT SKID OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. THE MAIN ROTOR THEN CONTACTED THE TAILBOOM.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ROTOR RPM DURING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNEVEN TERRAIN SELECTED BY THE PILOT TO CONDUCT PRACTICE TOUCH MANEUVERS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA121
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2024 12:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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