# Incident 20210614007479I: Pilatus PC-12/45, Palo Alto, CA, June 14, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2021, 23:52 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4611° N, 122.1150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALO ALTO (PAO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4611&lon=-122.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7ZT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7ZT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-12/45 (registry code 7090551, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12-45) (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 PC-12/45
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 16,520 total, 150 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210614007479I

## Narrative

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

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 20061026022489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061026022489I), Oct 26, 2006: Pilats PC1245 (N7ZT), 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…

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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