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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Pilatus PC-12/45 · New Cumberland, PA · March 12, 2018

Date: March 12, 2018 · 20:23 local
Place: New Cumberland, PA
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N554VR
Reported as: Pilatus PC-12/45
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 series
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,700 total25 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N554VRRegistered now · Pilatus PC-12/45S/N 288 · Built 1999 Airframe modelPilatus PC-12/45 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On March 12, 2018 at approximately 2025 EST, PIC taxied aircraft N554VR at cxy making a left turn from taxiway foxtrot to alpha enroute to runway 26. During the turn to taxiway alpha, the aircraft propeller struck a taxiway light damaging the propeller. PIC requested a return to the ramp and taxied the aircraft back to the ramp, assessed the damage and discontinued the flight plan. Weather at the time of the INCIDENT34004KT, 1 1/2SM-SN br FEW006 SCT010 OVC017 01/M01.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 12, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 2025 EST, PIC TAXIED AIRCRAFT N554VR AT CXY MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM TAXIWAY FOXTROT TO ALPHA ENROUTE TO RUNWAY 26. DURING THE TURN TO TAXIWAY ALPHA, THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT DAMAGING THE PROPELLER. PIC REQUESTED A RETURN TO THE RAMP AND TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RAMP, ASSESSED THE DAMAGE AND DISCONTINUED THE FLIGHT PLAN. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT34004KT, 1 1/2SM-SN BR FEW006 SCT010 OVC017 01/M01.

Other reports on N554VR · 1

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

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