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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Pilatus PC-12/47E · Zephyrhills, FL · May 19, 2018

Date
May 19, 2018 · 13:10 local
Place
Zephyrhills, FL
Airport
Zephryrhills Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N83JR
Reported as
Pilatus PC-12/47E
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
8,266 total4,630 in this make and model71 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On may 19, 2018 at approximately 1310 local, aircraft model Pilatus PC-12/47E, registration N83JR, landed with landing gear up on rwy 05 at Zephyrhills, FL (zph) airport. On the same day pilot was contacted and interviewed over the phone. He explained the sequence of the incident and provided a statement via email. An arrangement was made to visit the facility where the aircraft was kept and pictures were taken. During evaluation of aircraft no structural damage found under fuselage. However, the following were noticed: all the propeller blades struck the ground and were missing from the hub, fairing under engine area has some tearing, communication antenna turned halfway from base, and flaps showed substancial scrapes at ends close to fuselage. No evidence of damage was found on engine mounts, fire wall, or landing gears.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 19, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1310 LOCAL, AIRCRAFT MODEL PILATUS PC-12/47E, REGISTRATION N83JR, LANDED WITH LANDING GEAR UP ON RWY 05 AT ZEPHYRHILLS, FL (ZPH) AIRPORT. ON THE SAME DAY PILOT WAS CONTACTED AND INTERVIEWED OVER THE PHONE. HE EXPLAINED THE SEQUENCE OF THE INCIDENT AND PROVIDED A STATEMENT VIA EMAIL. AN ARRANGEMENT WAS MADE TO VISIT THE FACILITY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS KEPT AND PICTURES WERE TAKEN. DURING EVALUATION OF AIRCRAFT NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FOUND UNDER FUSELAGE. HOWEVER, THE FOLLOWING WERE NOTICED: ALL THE PROPELLER BLADES STRUCK THE GROUND AND WERE MISSING FROM THE HUB, FAIRING UNDER ENGINE AREA HAS SOME TEARING, COMMUNICATION ANTENNA TURNED HALFWAY FROM BASE, AND FLAPS SHOWED SUBSTANCIAL SCRAPES AT ENDS CLOSE TO FUSELAGE. NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON ENGINE MOUNTS, FIRE WALL, OR LANDING GEARS.