# Accident 19960906026289A: Agusta A109A2, Flamingo, FL, September 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1996, 04:13 local time
- Place: Flamingo, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KUVA
- Location: 25.4903° N, 80.5096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4903&lon=-80.5096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N169BH-1997-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agusta A109A II (registry code 0260120, https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-a109a-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA A109A2
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 100 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960906026289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND MADE EMERGENCY LANDING A PARKING LOT. (.4)THE NO. 2 ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE IN FLIGHT AND THE PILOT SHUT IT DOWN. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER, AFTER THE PILOT TURNED TO A LANDING AREA, THE TRANSMISSION CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE MAKING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN UNLIT PARKING LOT THE PILOT HAD TO PULL UP TO CLEAR TREES AND TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT HALF WAY ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE HELICOPTER ENCOUNTERED WET GRASS AND SKIDDED INTO A WOODED AREA. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE NO. 2 ENGINE SHOWED THE NO. 8 BEARING OIL SCAVENGE LINE WAS BLOCKED BY CARBON AND THE ENGINE OIL HAD BEEN PUSHED THROUGH A SEAL INTO THE GAS PRODUCING SECTION OF THE ENGINE. THE METAL ON THE TRANSMISSION CHIP DETECTOR PLUGS CAME FROM THE FREE WHEELING UNIT WASHERS WHICH HAD WORN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA96LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA227), Sep 6, 1996: Agusta A109A II (N169BH), Flamingo, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot being unable to stop the helicopter after encounter wet grass after making a precautionary landing in an unlit parking lot following loss of power in one engine and illumination of a…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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