# Incident 20210916011509I: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/45, Grand Forks, ND, September 16, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2021, 01:00 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: G1IA
- Location: 47.9479° N, 97.1757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND FORKS INTL (GFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9479&lon=-97.1757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N271SM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N271SM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-12/45 (registry code 7090051, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/45
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210916011509I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS REPOSITIONING PART 91 FROM FARGO, ND (KFAR) TO HOME BASE OF GRAND FORKS, ND (KGFK).  WHILE AT 2000 FEET 10 MILES FROM KGFK THEY APPARENTLY HAD A BIRD STRIKE AT APPROXIMATELY 0100 HOURS LOCAL.  (SEE PHOTOS).  THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TWO CREW (NURSE AND PARAMEDIC) EMPLOYEES WERE ON BOARD. GUARDIAN FLIGHT IS A MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER WITH  BASE IN GRAND FORKS, ND.

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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