47.9758° N, 122.2173° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL (1WA4), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 9, 2008 · 21:20 local
Place
Everett, WA
Airport
Providence Hospital
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1UW
Reported as
Agusta A109E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,120 total18 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 09-08-2008 at 21:20 while making landing at helipad on top of provicence Hospital Everett Washington, helicopter descending onto helipad made slight contact with airconditioning box on top of the roof, next to the helipad. Tail rotor impacted the metal box and shaved off approximately 3/4 of an inch of both blades. No other damge occurred.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 09-08-2008 AT 21:20 WHILE MAKING LANDING AT HELIPAD ON TOP OF PROVICENCE HOSPITAL EVERETT WASHINGTON, HELICOPTER DESCENDING ONTO HELIPAD MADE SLIGHT CONTACT WITH AIRCONDITIONING BOX ON TOP OF THE ROOF, NEXT TO THE HELIPAD. TAIL ROTOR IMPACTED THE METAL BOX AND SHAVED OFF APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF AN INCH OF BOTH BLADES. NO OTHER DAMGE OCCURRED.