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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Pilatus PC-12/45 · Harrison, AR · July 26, 2012

Date: July 26, 2012 · 17:45 local
Place: Harrison, AR
Airport: Boone County Airport
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: AJAA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N935SP
Reported as: Pilatus PC-12/45
People aboard: 11
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,700 total1,700 in this make and model260 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.

On July 26, 2012, at 1745CDT, a Pilatus PC-12, registered to seaport airlines encountered severe turbulence descending from 17000FT to 16000FT into Harrison, Arkansas. Instrument meteoroligical conditions prevailed until reaching 16000FT. The aircraft was on a instrument flight plan. The aircraft was not damaged and one passenger possibly received a mild concussion. The flight originated out of memphis, TN.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 26, 2012, AT 1745CDT, A PILATUS PC-12, REGISTERED TO SEAPORT AIRLINES ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE DESCENDING FROM 17000FT TO 16000FT INTO HARRISON, ARKANSAS. INSTRUMENT METEOROLIGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED UNTIL REACHING 16000FT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND ONE PASSENGER POSSIBLY RECEIVED A MILD CONCUSSION. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED OUT OF MEMPHIS, TN.