# Accident 20150220006439A: Agusta Aerospace Corp AW119 MKII, Houma, LA, February 20, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2015, 07:20 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Airport: Houma
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: U0GA
- Location: 28.5000° N, 91.3000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5000&lon=-91.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802SM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N802SM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agusta Aerospace AW119 MKII (registry code 0260105, https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-aerospace-aw119-mkii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA AEROSPACE CORP AW119 MKII
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,440 total, 898 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150220006439A

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED UNCOMMANDED LEFT YAW OF A/C IN CRUISE FLIGHT APPROX 8 MILES N OF OFFSHORE DESTINATION. PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY FLIGHT TO HOUMA AIRPORT (HUM). HE PERFORMED A RUNNING LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER SHUTDOWN, ONE OF THE T/R PITCH CHANGE LINKS WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE BROKEN.

## 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 CEN15LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA156), Feb 20, 2015: Agusta Aerospace AW119 Mkii (N802SM), Gulf of Mexico, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fracture of the tail rotor pitch change link due to excessive bearing rotational friction, which resulted from the bearings being installed in exceedance of the maximum allowable torque during…

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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