# Incident 20180620015599I: Agusta Spa A109E, Renton, WA, June 20, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2018, 12:43 local time
- Place: Renton, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 47.4795° N, 122.1949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Renton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4795&lon=-122.1949&mi=10
- Aircraft: N951AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N951AL-2025-03-14) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 165 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/20180620015599I

## Narrative

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

N951AL, A AGUSTA 109E WAS FLOWN SOLO TO KBFI BY PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. WHILE PERFORMING A GROUND TAXI OPERATION, THE AIRCRAFT TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A 4 FOOT TALL CONCRETE BARRIER AND SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.