# Accident 20060119001589A: Agusta A109A, Fort Worth, TX, January 19, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2006, 15:15 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Meacham Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NXTA
- Location: 32.8186° N, 97.3572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8186&lon=-97.3572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N142CF-2007-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agusta A109E (registry code 0260101, https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-a109e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206C (registry code 52160, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA A109A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060119001589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS TURNING ROTORCRAFT TO A HEADING OF 180 FOR TAXI TO ECHO TAXIWAY AND SAW AN AIRCRAFT ON ECHO TAXIWAY. PILOT STOPPED THE ROTORCRAFT AT WHICH TIME THE ROTORCRAFT STARTED TO ROCK TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE TAILBOOM OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. ROTORCRAFT CAME TO A HEADING POSITION OF 070.

## 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 DFW06LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA057), Jan 19, 2006: Agusta A109E (N142CF), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent encounter with ground resonance which resulted in the destruction of the helicopter.

## Other reports on N142CF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20021108032649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021108032649A), Nov 8, 2002: Agusta A109E (N142CF), Fortworth, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot-in-command stated that he attempted a rolling take-off from harris hospital helipad without 100 percent power available, which caused the…

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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