20210103000159I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Pilatus PC-12/45 · Phoenix, AZ · January 3, 2021

Date
January 3, 2021 · 20:45 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Phoenix Skyharbor
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N238VM
Reported as
Pilatus PC-12/45
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total311 in this make and model62 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On Sunday January 03, 2021, at approximately 2045 MST, a Pilatus PC-12 aircraft N238VM, S/N-238, experienced a propeller strike upon landing at Phoenix sky harbor international airport, in Phoenix, Arizona. While landing on runway 25L, during night, VFR conditions, the propeller blade tips scraped the runway. The landing gear was not fully extended at the time of touchdown. The PIC was able to get the landing gear fully extended and the aircraft landed successfully. There were no injuries to the pilot, crew, passenger or any ground crew personnel. There was no fire and the aircraft sustained minor damage. The aircraft will be repaired and returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

ON SUNDAY JANUARY 03, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 2045 MST, A PILATUS PC-12 AIRCRAFT N238VM, S/N-238, EXPERIENCED A PROPELLER STRIKE UPON LANDING AT PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA. WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 25L, DURING NIGHT, VFR CONDITIONS, THE PROPELLER BLADE TIPS SCRAPED THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED AT THE TIME OF TOUCHDOWN. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO GET THE LANDING GEAR FULLY EXTENDED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, CREW, PASSENGER OR ANY GROUND CREW PERSONNEL. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.