# Incident 20130912020569I: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47E, Austin, TX, September 12, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2013, 16:00 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QF7A
- Location: 30.1804° N, 97.6797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1804&lon=-97.6797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N617BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N617BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-12/47E (registry code 7090553, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12-47e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P (registry code 52292, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67P
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13IA563](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13IA563) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130912020569I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOADED THIS AIRCRAFT WITH PERSONS AND CARGO WITHOUT COMPLETING ANY CALCULATION OF CG OR TOTAL WEIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE OVER ROTATED ENTERED A SERIES OF PIOS' TERMINATING WITH THE AIRCRAFT STALLING AND STRIKING THE RUNWAY BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN13IA563](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13IA563), Sep 12, 2013: Pilatus PC-12/47E (N617BG), Austin, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper weight and balance calculations, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its weight and center-of-gravity limits and led to a loss of pitch control during takeoff, and the…

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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