# Incident 20180311002269I: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47E, Danbury, CT, March 11, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2018, 14:48 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 6CBA
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N469AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N469AF) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180311002269I

## Narrative

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

ON 3/11/2018 AT DANBURY AIRPORT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF AIRCRAFT N469AF, REPORTED THAT A PIECE OF ASPHALT STRUCK THE PROPELLER DURING TAXI AFTER LANDING WITH NO FLUCTUATIONS IN ENGINE OR RPM SPEED. THE PIC PEFORMED A POST FLIGHT WALKAROUND INSPECTION AND NOTICED BLACK ASPHALT MATERIAL WITH YELLOW PAINT ALONG THE PROPELLER BLADES LEADING EDGE. SEVERAL BLADES WERE FOUND WITH LEADING EDGE NICKS AND ONE BLADE HAD DAMGE TO THE DEICING BOOT EXPOSING THE HEATING ELEMENT.

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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