# Incident 20130605008679I: Agusta Spa A109E, Lewes, DE, June 5, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2013, 10:40 local time
- Place: Lewes, DE
- Airport: Beebe Medical Center
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: K97A
- Location: 38.7786° N, 75.1437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewes, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7786&lon=-75.1437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103H-2018-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agusta A109E (registry code 0260101, https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-a109e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206C (registry code 52160, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA SPA A109E
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW206C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130605008679I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 5, 2013, AT 2248 LOCAL TIME, AN AGUSTA 109E, OPERATED BY KEYSTONE MED-FLIGHT LLC, 189A TWIN COUNTY ROAD, MORGANTOWN, PA 19543, CONDUCTED A CFR 14 PART 91 FLIGHT TO THE SECONDARY HELIPORT AT BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER, LEWES, DELAWARE.  THE PRIMARY HELIPORT WAS OCCUPIED BY ANOTHER KEYSTONE MED-FLIGHT HELICOPTER.  DURING THE LANDING AT THE SECONDARY (GROUND-LEVEL) HELIPORT, THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE TOP OF A 36 INCH HIGH, 2 INCH DIAMETER PIPE THAT WAS SUPPORTING  A PERIMETER SAFETY CHAIN.

THE  AIRCRAFT'S TAIL ROTOR SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS OR INJURIES.

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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