# Incident 20080909844259I: Agusta A109E, Everett, WA, September 9, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2008, 21:20 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Providence Hospital
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9758° N, 122.2173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL (1WA4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9758&lon=-122.2173&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1UW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA A109E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,120 total, 18 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080909844259I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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