# Incident 20120307007089I: Agusta Spa A109E, Augusta, GA, March 7, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2012, 13:35 local time
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Airport: Augusta Regional At Bush Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: E30A
- Location: 33.3700° N, 81.9645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FLD (AGS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3700&lon=-81.9645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911AM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA SPA A109E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,402 total, 384 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120307007089I

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH TO A RUNNING/ROLL-ON LANDING, THE PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.  AIRCRAFT ANTENNAS CONTACTED THE SURFACE.  PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND.  AIRPORT OPS FOUND ANTENNA FROM HELICOPTER DURING FOD CHECK.  PILOT WAS  DISTRACTED BY LOOKING FOR AIR TRAFFIC IN THE PATTERN AND FAILED TO USE THE CHECKLIST AND LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.

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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