# Incident 20080711856269I: Agusta A109E, Augusta, GA, July 11, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2008, 11:00 local time
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Airport: Doctors Hospital
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XMEA
- Location: 33.4858° N, 82.7506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4858&lon=-82.7506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109DU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA A109E
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIUS2K1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,100 total, 950 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08IA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08IA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080711856269I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF POWER TO BOTH ENGINES AT TAKEOFF.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE HELO PAD THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST ON A CHAIN LINK FENCE SURROUNDING THE HELO PAD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE MAIN GEAR TORQUE LINKS, GEARDOORS, BELLY VENT TUBES, AND PUNCTURED ONE HOLE IN THE BELLY SKIN.

## 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 NYC08IA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08IA244), Jul 11, 2008: Agusta A109E (N109DU), Augusta, GA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The lack of available engine power and subsequent loss of rotor rpm due to the pilot’s departing with one engine at idle. Contributing to the incident was a corroded engine control wiring harness.

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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