# Incident 20240522006409I: Agusta Spa A109E, Staten Island, NY, May 22, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2024, 18:25 local time
- Place: Staten Island, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 9DPA
- Location: 40.5834° N, 74.1496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Staten Island, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5834&lon=-74.1496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109BM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N109BM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agusta A109E (registry code 0260101, https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-a109e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA SPA A109E
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,296 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240522006409I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED LOUD BANG, WHICH HE THOUGHT WAS A BIRD STRIKE, FOLLOWED BY A CONSTANT VIBRATION. HE DECIDED TO LAND AT THE FIRST SAFE LOCATION AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND ONE ROTOR BLADE TIP MISSING.

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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