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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Pilatus PC-12/45 · Mesa, AZ · November 27, 2018

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Date: November 27, 2018 · 15:50 local
Place: Mesa, AZ
Airport: Gateway
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N552TC
Reported as: Pilatus PC-12/45
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,439 total2,187 in this make and model74 in the last 90 days

N552TCRegistered now · Pilatus PC-12/45S/N 443 · Built 2002 Airframe modelPilatus PC-12/45 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67Turbo-prop

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What happened

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N976SP(C172) and N552TC(PC12) collided on taxiway y while taxiing. There were no reported injuries and damage was reported as substantial.

The ground control controller instructed N976SP to taxi to the ramp via taxiways h and y. N552TC requested taxi for departure and was instructed to taxi to runway 12R via taxiways y, b, B3, and g. the controller instructed N552TC to give way to a Cessna ?right ahead?, and the airman acknowledged. N552TC continued taxiing and the controller instructed the aircraft to stop; however, N976SP and N552TC collided near the intersection of taxiway y and taxiway B3.

As the FAA filed it

N976SP(C172) AND N552TC(PC12) COLLIDED ON TAXIWAY Y WHILE TAXIING. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES AND DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AS SUBSTANTIAL.

THE GROUND CONTROL CONTROLLER INSTRUCTED N976SP TO TAXI TO THE RAMP VIA TAXIWAYS H AND Y. N552TC REQUESTED TAXI FOR DEPARTURE AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 12R VIA TAXIWAYS Y, B, B3, AND G. THE CONTROLLER INSTRUCTED N552TC TO GIVE WAY TO A CESSNA ?RIGHT AHEAD?, AND THE AIRMAN ACKNOWLEDGED. N552TC CONTINUED TAXIING AND THE CONTROLLER INSTRUCTED THE AIRCRAFT TO STOP; HOWEVER, N976SP AND N552TC COLLIDED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY Y AND TAXIWAY B3.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N976SPCessna 172SNo report for this aircraft in the release