# Incident 20121219026579I: Pilatus PC-12/45, Sault Ste. Mari, MI, December 19, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2012, 03:35 local time
- Place: Sault Ste. Mari, MI
- Airport: Chippewa Co Int'L
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: G7FA
- Location: 46.2508° N, 84.4724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHIPPEWA COUNTY INTL (CIU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2508&lon=-84.4724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N412CU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N412CU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-12/45 (registry code 7090551, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B (registry code 52158, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC-12/45
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 55 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121219026579I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING TAXI PHASE TO RUNWAY 27 CHIPPEWA CO INT'L (CIU) @ 0335 EST LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED FENCE.  TAXIWAY (E) LIGHTS OTS, NO NOTAM.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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