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FAA incident report · Agusta A119 · Indio, CA · October 6, 2014

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Date
October 6, 2014 · 22:43 local
Place
Indio, CA
Airport
Chiriaco Summit
Phase of flight
Hover/Holding
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
IFJA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N603CF
Reported as
Agusta A119
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6B-37A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
11,500 total1,500 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days
N603CFRegistration cancelled Nov 4, 2023 · Agusta A119S/N 14041Airframe modelAgusta A119

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Careflight 2, N603CF, an Agusta A119 operated by tristate careflight LLC, struck a fence with its tail rotor while picking up a patient at Chiriaco Summit Airport (L77) on 10/06/2014, 2243 PDT while operating with night vision goggles (NVG). Tail rotor sustained minor abrasion damage to blade leading edges.

Careflight 2 was responding to a request for a patient transfer from a sister aircraft, careflight 8 (N303CF), which made a precautionary landing earlier due to a transmission chip light illumination. Careflight 8'S chip light was caused by "fuzz" and subsequently cleared by maintenance for return to its home base.

As the FAA filed it

CAREFLIGHT 2, N603CF, AN AGUSTA A119 OPERATED BY TRISTATE CAREFLIGHT LLC, STRUCK A FENCE WITH ITS TAIL ROTOR WHILE PICKING UP A PATIENT AT CHIRIACO SUMMIT AIRPORT (L77) ON 10/06/2014, 2243 PDT WHILE OPERATING WITH NIGHT VISION GOGGLES (NVG). TAIL ROTOR SUSTAINED MINOR ABRASION DAMAGE TO BLADE LEADING EDGES.

CAREFLIGHT 2 WAS RESPONDING TO A REQUEST FOR A PATIENT TRANSFER FROM A SISTER AIRCRAFT, CAREFLIGHT 8 (N303CF), WHICH MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING EARLIER DUE TO A TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATION. CAREFLIGHT 8'S CHIP LIGHT WAS CAUSED BY "FUZZ" AND SUBSEQUENTLY CLEARED BY MAINTENANCE FOR RETURN TO ITS HOME BASE.