# Incident 20180312002309I: Pilatus PC-12/45, New Cumberland, PA, March 12, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2018, 20:23 local time
- Place: New Cumberland, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2288° N, 76.8783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Cumberland, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2288&lon=-76.8783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N554VR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N554VR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-12/45 (registry code 7090551, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 series (registry code 52118, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-66-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC-12/45
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-66 SER
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 25 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180312002309I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20080501832879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080501832879I), May 1, 2008: Pilats PC1245 (N554VR), Chino, CA, Minor damage. (-23) During landing on rwy 26L, both main tires blew. First officer (in training) who had the controls was able to maintain control and safely stop aircraft.…

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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