# Incident 20141006022809I: Agusta Spa A119, Indio, CA, October 6, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2014, 22:43 local time
- Place: Indio, CA
- Airport: Chiriaco Summit
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IFJA
- Location: 33.6648° N, 115.7104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHIRIACO SUMMIT (L77), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6648&lon=-115.7104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N603CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N603CF-2023-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agusta A119 (registry code 0260102, https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-a119) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA SPA A119
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6B-37A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141006022809I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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