33.5676° N, 82.1406° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Evans, GA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 9, 2009 · 19:00 local
Place
Evans, GA
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
E30A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N911AM
Reported as
Agusta A109E
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total300 in this make and model25 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.
During approach and landing on a highway for on-scene pickup, helicopter tail skid shroud struck a parked law enforcement vehicle that was providing landing zone security. Pilot failed to ensure adequate tail rotor clearance during touchdown and landing.
As the FAA filed it
DURING APPROACH AND LANDING ON A HIGHWAY FOR ON-SCENE PICKUP, HELICOPTER TAIL SKID SHROUD STRUCK A PARKED LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE THAT WAS PROVIDING LANDING ZONE SECURITY. PILOT FAILED TO ENSURE ADEQUATE TAIL ROTOR CLEARANCE DURING TOUCHDOWN AND LANDING.