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FAA incident report · Pilatus PC-12/47E · Joseph, OR · March 5, 2021

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Date
March 5, 2021 · 15:30 local
Place
Joseph, OR
Airport
Joseph State
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
8LFA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N886LF
Reported as
Pilatus PC-12/47E
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,950 total1,005 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days
N886LFRegistered now · Pilatus PC-12/47ES/N 1616 · Built 2016Airframe modelPilatus PC-12/47EEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67PTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Pilot performed aircraft preflight, walked around the aircraft checking the aircraft then boarded the aircraft and performed a normal start. The pilot began to taxi forward and began turning to the left to align with the taxiway. Shortly after the aircraft began to move forward the right wing struck a corner post of the aircraft perimeter fence causing the aircraft to turn approximately 75 degrees to the right. The propeller then struck the snow berm. The pilot then performed a normal shut down.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT PERFORMED AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT, WALKED AROUND THE AIRCRAFT CHECKING THE AIRCRAFT THEN BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED A NORMAL START. THE PILOT BEGAN TO TAXI FORWARD AND BEGAN TURNING TO THE LEFT TO ALIGN WITH THE TAXIWAY. SHORTLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A CORNER POST OF THE AIRCRAFT PERIMETER FENCE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN APPROXIMATELY 75 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. THE PROPELLER THEN STRUCK THE SNOW BERM. THE PILOT THEN PERFORMED A NORMAL SHUT DOWN.