# Accident 20140501006079A: Agusta Aerospace Corp AW119 MKII, Mount Holly, NJ, May 1, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2014, 10:11 local time
- Place: Mount Holly, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9389° N, 74.8408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9389&lon=-74.8408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N119HF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N119HF-2018-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agusta Aerospace AW119 MKII (registry code 0260105, https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-aerospace-aw119-mkii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6B-37A (registry code 52179, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6b-37a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA AEROSPACE CORP AW119 MKII
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6B-37A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140501006079A

## Narrative

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

CFI EMPLOYED BY AUGUSTA HELICOPTER WAS CONDUCTING A INITIAL QUALIFICATION TRAINING FLIGHT PERFORMED A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT ON TAKE OFF WHEN ATTAINING A 50 KT AIRSPEED. STUDENT DID NOT PERFORM THE EMERGENCY MANUVER PER THE HEILICOPTER FLIGHT MANUAL AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD IN A AUTOROTATION (INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER ) AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED HARD ONCE AND BECAME UNCONTOLLABLE  AS IT CONTINUED TO BOUNCE AND SLIDE FORWARD. 3RD BOUNCE THE MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED THE TAIL ROTOR SECTION JUST AFT OF THE MAIN FUSELAGE CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN BODY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE MAIN BODY OF THE AIRCRAFT FINALLY CAME TO REST PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY WITH THE TAIL SECTION LAYING OFF IN THE GRASSY AREA SEVERAL FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT. PARTS TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE AREA THAT THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA14CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA216), May 1, 2014: Agusta Aerospace AW119 Mkii (N119HF), Lumberton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flightcrew's improper recovery from a simulated engine failure after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's failure to clarify who had control of the helicopter.

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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