# Incident 20220625006359I: Agustawestland Spa AW109SP, Fruitland, UT, June 25, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2022, 21:30 local time
- Place: Fruitland, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: I7LA
- Location: 40.2127° N, 110.8396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fruitland, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2127&lon=-110.8396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N291HC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N291HC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agustawestland AW109SP (registry code 0260116, https://openairdocs.org/model/agustawestland-aw109sp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207C (registry code 52203, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw207c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTAWESTLAND SPA AW109SP
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW207C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,105 total, 592 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220625006359I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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