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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Pilatus PC-12/45 · Palo Alto, CA · June 14, 2021

Date: June 14, 2021 · 23:52 local
Place: Palo Alto, CA
Airport: Palo Alto
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7ZT
Reported as: Pilatus PC-12/45
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,520 total150 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N7ZTRegistered now · Pilatus PC-12/45S/N 385 · Built 2001 Airframe modelPilatus PC-12/45 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67BTurbo-prop

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What happened

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N7ZT was taxiing in the non-movement area of the ramp (y, terminal side) and the aircraft's wing clipped a light pole near I e terminal building. The pilot asked to make a 180 and return to the terminal building. Airport ops was on frequency and reached out a the pilot to see if he needed assistance, but there was no response.

Airport operations advised there was minor left wing damage. Light pole was only scratched.

As the FAA filed it

N7ZT WAS TAXIING IN THE NON-MOVEMENT AREA OF THE RAMP (Y, TERMINAL SIDE) AND THE AIRCRAFT'S WING CLIPPED A LIGHT POLE NEAR I E TERMINAL BUILDING. THE PILOT ASKED TO MAKE A 180 AND RETURN TO THE TERMINAL BUILDING. AIRPORT OPS WAS ON FREQUENCY AND REACHED OUT A THE PILOT TO SEE IF HE NEEDED ASSISTANCE, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE.

AIRPORT OPERATIONS ADVISED THERE WAS MINOR LEFT WING DAMAGE. LIGHT POLE WAS ONLY SCRATCHED.

Other reports on N7ZT · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20061026022489INormal Cruise · Klamath Falls, OR(-23) Pilot stated: in cruise flight at 29,000 feet in clear weather when he noticed smoke/fumes maybe like a pc board burning. He declared an emergency and secured as much electrical equipment as he could. N7ZT landed at kingsley field in Klamath Falls…Oct 26, 2006