# Accident 20160126000439A: Pilatus PC-12/45, Lawrenceville, GA, January 26, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2016, 20:18 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, GA
- Airport: Gwinnett County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: Q5QA
- Location: 33.9783° N, 83.9617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9783&lon=-83.9617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N338PC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC-12/45
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160126000439A

## Narrative

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

ON JANURARY 26, 2016 AT ABOUT 2015, A PILATUS PC-12/45, N338PC, REGISTERED TO SPECTRUM AIR LLC OPERATING AS 14 CFR PART 91 CORPORATION FLIGHT DURING TAKE-OFF RUNWAY 25 RAN INTO A DEER. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. VISIBILITY 5 MILES, OVC 5,000 FT., ALT 3013, TEMP. 9 DEGREES CELCIUS DEW POINT 9.

AT THE MOMENT OF ROTATION PILOT NOTICED TWO DEER ON RUNWAY, AT SPEED RUNNING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. PILOT PULLED-UP RAPIDLY TO AVOID DEER. PILOT ADVANCED THROTTLES WITH NO ABNORMALITIES OF ENGINE OR PROPELLER. AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT NOTICED RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT AND GEAR HORN. PILOT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AT TRYING TO ATTAIN GREEN LIGHT WITH EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE.  PILOT ORBITED AIRFIELD UNTIL RUNWAY WAS CLEARED OF DEBRIS. PILOT COMMUNICATED WITH TOWER AND MAINTENACE TO VERIFY ALL GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED.

AT APPROXIMATELY 2150 ON DOWNWIND PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AS PER QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK.  AFTER MAIN TOUCH DOWN WITH ALL POWER OFF  PILOT ALLOWED AIRPLANE TO COAST UNTIL STOPPED WITHOUT USE OF BRAKES AND EVACUATED. PILOT IS ATP RATED AND REPORTED NO INJURIES.

## 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 GAA16CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA129), Jan 27, 2016: Pilatus PC12 (N338PC), Lawrenceville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An unintentional collision with a white-tailed deer during the takeoff roll in night visual conditions.

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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