20071031023329I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Pilats PC-12/45 · Crossville, TN · October 31, 2007

Date: October 31, 2007 · 16:00 local
Place: Crossville, TN
Airport: Crossville Memorial-Whitson Fi
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N665MC
Reported as: Pilats PC1245
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,600 total70 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N665MCRegistered now · Pilatus PC-12/45S/N 665 · Built 2005 Airframe modelPilatus PC-12/45 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Human factors: first flight without a second crewmember. Always flown in an air carrier environment. Distracted, heavy airport use at the time, several aircraft in uncontrolled airport situation. Rushed procedures/checklist. Low flight in this make/model. Pilot was in landing phase at an uncontrolled airport. Several aircraft in traffic pattern, pilot stated he rushed his checklist and failed to lower the landing gear. Propeller contacted landing surface and pilot did immediate go around. Landed safely on next attempt. Propeller was curled 3 inches on each blade.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) HUMAN FACTORS: FIRST FLIGHT WITHOUT A SECOND CREWMEMBER. ALWAYS FLOWN IN AN AIR CARRIER ENVIRONMENT. DISTRACTED, HEAVY AIRPORT USE AT THE TIME, SEVERAL AIRCRAFT IN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT SITUATION. RUSHED PROCEDURES/CHECKLIST. LOW FLIGHT IN THIS MAKE/MODEL. PILOT WAS IN LANDING PHASE AT AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. SEVERAL AIRCRAFT IN TRAFFIC PATTERN, PILOT STATED HE RUSHED HIS CHECKLIST AND FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. PROPELLER CONTACTED LANDING SURFACE AND PILOT DID IMMEDIATE GO AROUND. LANDED SAFELY ON NEXT ATTEMPT. PROPELLER WAS CURLED 3 INCHES ON EACH BLADE.