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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Pilatus PC-12/47 · Chicago, IL · February 28, 2012

Date: February 28, 2012 · 18:41 local
Place: Chicago, IL
Airport: Chicago Midway International
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N863BD
Reported as: Pilatus PC-12/47
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,000 total400 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

N863BD was holding short of runway 4R at Chicago Midway airport, Chicago, Illinois (kmdw). Midway tower issued a clearance for N863BD to cross runway 4R and was cleared for take-off on runway 4L. N863BD crossed runway 4R and then attempted to take off from taxiway kilo between runway 4R and runway 4L. The takeoff was aborted after leaving the pavement. N863BD turned around in the grass, striking a taxiway light as the aircraft reentered the taxiway pavement. privacy data omitted The pilot in command performed a run-up and then requested a take-off clearance. Midway tower issued the take-off clearance. privacy data omitted Flew the aircraft to westchester county airport, white plains, new york (khpn) without incident. Upon FAA inspection of the aircraft the propeller was significantly damaged missing huge portions of the leading edge and tips of the propeller. The right main landing gear wheel had a flat spot to the cord and yellow paint transfer from the taxiway light.

As the FAA filed it

N863BD WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 4R AT CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (KMDW). MIDWAY TOWER ISSUED A CLEARANCE FOR N863BD TO CROSS RUNWAY 4R AND WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 4L. N863BD CROSSED RUNWAY 4R AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM TAXIWAY KILO BETWEEN RUNWAY 4R AND RUNWAY 4L. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AFTER LEAVING THE PAVEMENT. N863BD TURNED AROUND IN THE GRASS, STRIKING A TAXIWAY LIGHT AS THE AIRCRAFT REENTERED THE TAXIWAY PAVEMENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT IN COMMAND PERFORMED A RUN-UP AND THEN REQUESTED A TAKE-OFF CLEARANCE. MIDWAY TOWER ISSUED THE TAKE-OFF CLEARANCE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT, WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK (KHPN) WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON FAA INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT THE PROPELLER WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED MISSING HUGE PORTIONS OF THE LEADING EDGE AND TIPS OF THE PROPELLER. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL HAD A FLAT SPOT TO THE CORD AND YELLOW PAINT TRANSFER FROM THE TAXIWAY LIGHT.