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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Pilatus PC-12/45 · Seattle, WA · August 15, 2011

Date: August 15, 2011 · 11:00 local
Place: Seattle, WA
Airport: Boeing Filed International
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: AJAA
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N932SP
Reported as: Pilatus PC-12/45
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,541 total2,553 in this make and model145 in the last 90 days

N932SPRegistration cancelled Nov 21, 2014 · Pilatus PC-12/45S/N 222 · Built 1998 Airframe modelPilatus PC-12/45 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67BTurbo-prop

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What happened

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At approximately 11:10AM aug 15, 2011, while taxing into the terminal at Boeing field international, (bfi) aircraft N932SP while making a turn into position, stuck aircraft N8107D tail,(rudder trim) with the left wing of N932SP.pilots were unaware of this and were informed by a passenger that they may have stuck another aircraft. After coming to a stop, the pilot checked the left wing of his aircraft and looked at another aircraft that was parked, facing north to see if there was any damage. The pilot saw no damage on either aircraft and proceeded to continue with his duties, loading more passengers and bags and continuing the flight to portland, (pdx)

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:10AM AUG 15, 2011, WHILE TAXING INTO THE TERMINAL AT BOEING FIELD INTERNATIONAL, (BFI) AIRCRAFT N932SP WHILE MAKING A TURN INTO POSITION, STUCK AIRCRAFT N8107D TAIL,(RUDDER TRIM) WITH THE LEFT WING OF N932SP.PILOTS WERE UNAWARE OF THIS AND WERE INFORMED BY A PASSENGER THAT THEY MAY HAVE STUCK ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE PILOT CHECKED THE LEFT WING OF HIS AIRCRAFT AND LOOKED AT ANOTHER AIRCRAFT THAT WAS PARKED, FACING NORTH TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY DAMAGE. THE PILOT SAW NO DAMAGE ON EITHER AIRCRAFT AND PROCEEDED TO CONTINUE WITH HIS DUTIES, LOADING MORE PASSENGERS AND BAGS AND CONTINUING THE FLIGHT TO PORTLAND, (PDX)