# Incident 20120410005769I: Agusta Spa A109C, Mankato, MN, April 10, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2012, 18:30 local time
- Place: Mankato, MN
- Airport: Mankato Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: S6GA
- Location: 44.2228° N, 93.9193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANKATO RGNL (MKT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2228&lon=-93.9193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20NM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agusta A109C (registry code 0260118, https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-a109c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA SPA A109C
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 900 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120410005769I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE MANKATO HOSPITAL TO MANKATO REGIONAL AIRPORT IN ORDER TO REFUEL. DURING TOUCHDOWN ON A POINT NEAR THE EDGE OF THE RAMP, THE TAIL ROTOR CAME IN CONTACT WITH A TAXI LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE INCIDENT. THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT TAIL SECTION SUFFERED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE.

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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