# Incident 20150520007779I: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12, Salt Lake City, UT, May 20, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2015, 10:30 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 40.7884° N, 111.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALT LAKE CITY INTL (SLC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7884&lon=-111.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116SK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116SK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-12 (registry code 7090550, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12) (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 AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,520 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150520007779I

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED VFR FROM SLC ON A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 10500 FT MSL THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD ON RIGHT WING'S LEADING EDGE AT THE WING'S MIDPOINT. RETURN FLIGHT AFTER STRIKE WAS UNEVENTFUL. NO ADVERSE FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS WERE NOTED BY PILOT. FOLLOW UP TO THE EVENT THE RIGHT WING SUFFERED SIGNIFIGANT DAMAGE REQUIRING ITS REMOVAL AND A REPAIR.

## Other reports on N116SK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20240706007699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240706007699I), Jul 6, 2024: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12 (N116SK), Pueblo, CO, Minor damage. On 07/06/2024 at approximately (12:19 pm) hrs (MDT) upon aircraft landing roll-out runway 26L, the pilot reported a brake malfunction and veered of runway to…

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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