# Incident 20201202019799I: Agustawestland Philadelphia Co AW119MKII, Philadelphia, PA, December 2, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2020, 14:30 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N669SS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N669SS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agustawestland Philadelphia AW119MKII (registry code 0260401, https://openairdocs.org/model/agustawestland-philadelphia-aw119mkii) (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: AGUSTAWESTLAND PHILADELPHIA CO AW119MKII
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6B-37A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,677 total, 944 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201202019799I

## Narrative

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

WHILE LIFTING OFF TO A HOVER THE EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT  HELICOPTER BEGAN UNCOMMANDED PITCH OSCILLATIONS.  THE PIC IMMEDIATELY SET THE HELICOPTER DOWN FIRMLY DAMAGING THE STINGER AND AFT LEFT SKID.

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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