Airlift Northwest - Non-injury incident

Date: 09/08/2008 21:20 PDT

Program: Airlift Northwest
	6987 Perimeter Road South
	Suite 110
	Seattle, WA 98108

Type: Agusta Power
Tail #: N1UM
Operator/Vendor: Air Methods

Weather: Clear. Not a factor

Team: Two Pilots - Training Mission. No injuries reported. No patient. 

Description: 
	During a local area familiarization flight into the Providence
	Hospital, Pacific Campus, in Everett, Washington, for a new Air
	Methods pilot, the Airlift Agusta Power's tail rotor made contact with
	an air conditioning control unit adjacent to the helipad.  Following
	the contact the aircraft was safely landed without further incident
	nor injury to either pilot.  No Airlift nursing personnel were aboard
	the aircraft.
	
	Air Methods safety personnel were dispatched and the aircraft was
	evaluated by maintenance personnel.  A replacement tail rotor was
	installed on September 12th and the aircraft was subsequently placed
	back into service on September 13th.
	
	Air Methods is performing a root cause analysis of the incident.

Source: Edward R. Eroe, CEO

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