# Incident 20090809049979I: Agusta A109E, Evans, GA, August 9, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2009, 19:00 local time
- Place: Evans, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: E30A
- Location: 33.5676° N, 82.1406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evans, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5676&lon=-82.1406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911AM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA A109E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090809049979I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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