# Accident 20030903023159A: Agusta A109E, Dallas, TX, September 3, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2003, 19:50 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Charlton Methodist Hosp Helipt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NXTA
- Location: 32.6833° N, 96.8692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6833&lon=-96.8692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143CF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA A109E
- Reported engine: PWC PW206C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030903023159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 9/3/2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1950 CST THIS AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM METHODIST DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER HELIPAD. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE TWO CREW MEMBERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS SERVICES, NXTA, DBA CAREFLITE. THE MAINTENANCE OF THESE AIRCRAFT ARE CONTRACTED OUT TO OMNIFLIGHT HELICOPTERS, INC., RMXA. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS HOVERED ABOVE THE HELIPAD WHILE OBTAINING COORDINATES FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. THE POWER WAS APPLIED TO 102%. DURING THE TAKEOFF SEQUENCE, A LOSS OF POWER WAS HEARD. LIGHTS AND HORNS WERE SEEN AND HEARD. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND BACK ON THE HELIPAD. ONE MAIN GEAR LANDED ON A SAFETY FENCE BETWEEN THE EAST AND WEST HELIPAD. AS THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED TO IT'S RIGHT, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED TWO INCH STEEL PIPE AT THIS FENCED IN AREA. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED OVER, AND THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINES DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND THE ENGINES HAVE BEEN SENT OUT FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.

## 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 FTW03FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA211), Sep 4, 2003: Agusta A109E (N143CF), Dallas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The reported loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the failure to maintain clearance with the safety fence during the aborted takeoff, which resulted in a dynamic…

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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