# Incident 20200527011049I: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47, Sitka, AK, May 27, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2020, 17:00 local time
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Airport: Sitka Rocky Gutierrez
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YAXA
- Location: 57.0468° N, 135.3611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SITKA ROCKY GUTIERREZ (SIT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0468&lon=-135.3611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N721KP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N721KP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-12/47 (registry code 7090552, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12-47) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B (registry code 52158, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67B
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200527011049I

## Narrative

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

DESCRIPTION OF DEVIATION:

DURING PASSENGER LOADING, A PASSENGER WALKED TO THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE WEIGHT SHIFTED UNEXPECTEDLY.  THE TAIL STAND SHIFTED WHICH ALLOWED THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTACT THE GROUND.  THE PRESSURE VESSEL WAS NOT DAMAGED, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT THE RUDDER CONTROL SURFACE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.

CAUSAL/ CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:

THE IDENTIFIED HAZARD WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN IMPROPER PASSENGER AND CARGO LOADING SEQUENCE WHICH RESULTED IN AN AFT CENTER OF GRAVITY CONDITION, AND A TAIL STRIKE.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SYSTEMATIC CORRECTIVE ACTION TO REDUCE RISK OF FUTURE OCCURRENCE:

CORRECTIVE ACTIONS INCLUDE PILOT COUNSELING ON COMPANY SOP?S REGARDING AIRCRAFT LOADING; ISSUING A MEMO FOR THE PILOT READ FILE TO INFORM THE PILOT BASE OF THE CAUSE AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FOR THE AFT CG CONDITION; AND PURCHASING A NEW CARAVAN STYLE TAIL STAND TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL DESIGN PC-12 TAIL STAND.

PTRS:			AL05 202000984

OCCURRENCE #	OAL0520200014

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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