# Accident 20020120003929A: Agusta A109A2, Baring, WA, January 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2002, 07:50 local time
- Place: Baring, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BAQA
- Location: 47.7733° N, 121.4883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7733&lon=-121.4883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55NW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55NW-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agusta A109A II (registry code 0260120, https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-a109a-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA A109A2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020120003929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT IN A REMOTE LOCATION, IT APPEARS THAT MOISTURE COLLECTED IN THE AIR INTAKES OF THE ENGINES. THE PILOT AND THE LOCAL FIRE CHIEF CLEANED WET SNOW OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO ENGINE START AND INSURED TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY THAT THE INLETS WERE CLEAR. THE PILOT RAN THE ENGINES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD ON THE GROUND AND IN A HOVER PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED. WHILE RETURNING TO LAND AND JUST STARTING TO DECELERATE PRIOR TO THE FLAIR, THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED. AN AUTO-ROTATION WAS ATTEMPTED. THE AIRCRAFT HIT WITH LITTLE FORWARD SPEED AND ALMOST NO ROTOR RPM.

## 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 SEA02FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA030), Jan 20, 2002: Agusta A109A II (N55NW), Baring, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The sequential non-mechanical total loss of power in both engines 1 and 2 for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate rotor RPM to prevent a hard landing. Contributing…

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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