20051028025869A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Agusta A109E · Olympia, WA · October 28, 2005

Date: October 28, 2005 · 23:24 local
Place: Olympia, WA
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: BAQA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N950AL
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA06FA015
Reported as: Agusta A109E
Reported engine: PWC PW206C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,182 total14 in this make and model

N950ALRegistration cancelled Sep 5, 2008 · Agusta A109ES/N 11628 · Built 2004 Airframe modelAgusta A109E Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW206CTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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(-23) Shortly after take off from st. peters hospital Olympia, WA heliport augusta 109E, N950AL lost power and hit the wall near the heliport and spiraled down into a court yard clipping the side of another building and lande hard destroying the helicopter causing substantial damage to nearby structures. The pilot was slightly injured and the one nurse was more seriously injured. No fire or further injuries to other persons.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM ST. PETERS HOSPITAL OLYMPIA, WA HELIPORT AUGUSTA 109E, N950AL LOST POWER AND HIT THE WALL NEAR THE HELIPORT AND SPIRALED DOWN INTO A COURT YARD CLIPPING THE SIDE OF ANOTHER BUILDING AND LANDE HARD DESTROYING THE HELICOPTER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO NEARBY STRUCTURES. THE PILOT WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED AND THE ONE NURSE WAS MORE SERIOUSLY INJURED. NO FIRE OR FURTHER INJURIES TO OTHER PERSONS.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB SEA06FA015Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportOlympia, WAThe pilot's improper positioning of the number 2 Power Flight Control switch and his inability to obtain the proper climb rate to clear a concrete wall barrier. Contributing factors included the checklist not being followed and the limit override switch not…Oct 29, 2005 · Substantial damage