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FAA incident report · Agustawestland AW109SP · Fruitland, UT · June 25, 2022

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Date
June 25, 2022 · 21:30 local
Place
Fruitland, UT
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
I7LA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N291HC
Reported as
Agustawestland AW109SP
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
4,105 total592 in this make and model
N291HCRegistered now · Agustawestland AW109SPS/N 22313 · Built 2013Airframe modelAgustawestland AW109SPEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW207CTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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Air ambulance scene call to off site location. The arrival time on scene was approximately 2130 local with limited celestial illumination which necessitated the pilot and crew to use nigh vision goggles. Upon completion of a high and low landing zone recon, the pilot identified the a specific landing spot. The pilot made approach to the spot and upon descending through 60' heard an unusual noise and knew that he had struck a tree. The pilot aborted the landing and found another landing zone where he landed and reported the incident to the company operational control center.

As the FAA filed it

AIR AMBULANCE SCENE CALL TO OFF SITE LOCATION. THE ARRIVAL TIME ON SCENE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2130 LOCAL WITH LIMITED CELESTIAL ILLUMINATION WHICH NECESSITATED THE PILOT AND CREW TO USE NIGH VISION GOGGLES. UPON COMPLETION OF A HIGH AND LOW LANDING ZONE RECON, THE PILOT IDENTIFIED THE A SPECIFIC LANDING SPOT. THE PILOT MADE APPROACH TO THE SPOT AND UPON DESCENDING THROUGH 60' HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE AND KNEW THAT HE HAD STRUCK A TREE. THE PILOT ABORTED THE LANDING AND FOUND ANOTHER LANDING ZONE WHERE HE LANDED AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE COMPANY OPERATIONAL CONTROL CENTER.