# Incident 20220120020299I: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47E, Henderson, NC, January 20, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2022, 01:45 local time
- Place: Henderson, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3260° N, 78.4149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henderson, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3260&lon=-78.4149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N871NG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,525 total, 797 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220120020299I

## Narrative

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

STATEMENT FROM PILOT:

ON THE MORNING OF THE 20TH OF JANUARY, I DEPARTED KLZU AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15 AM WITH CARGO TO BE DELIVERED TO KHNZ. I ARRIVED AT KHNZ AT APPROXIMATELY 1:15 AM.

I SHUT DOWN AND UNLOADED THE CARGO THAT I WAS DELIVERING. AFTER UNLOADING AND DOING MY POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND INSPECTON THE EXTERIOR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS INCLUDES THE PROP AND ENGINE INTAKE AREA, EXTERIOR FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES , AND  LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES. I STARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND COMMENCED TAXIING OUT TO RUNWAY 24. AS I WAS TAXIING OFF THE RAMP AND MAKING THE TURN TO RUNWAY 24 ON TAXIWAY ALPHA, A COYOTE IMMEDIATELY APPEARED. I DODGED THE COYOTE, BUT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY. I RETURNED TO THE TAXIWAY AND CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STEERING FINE AS WELL AS TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS A FLAT TIRE. I TESTED THE BRAKES, MADE SURE AIRCRAFT ROLL OUT WAS STRAIGHT AND TRUE, AND PERFORMED THE NORMAL PRE-TAKEOFF STEPS BEFORE TAKEOFF.  I DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN AIRWORTHY CONDITION BASED ON MY PRE-FLIGHT CHECKS, RUN UP CHECKS AND MY EXPERIENCE FLYING THE PC-12 KNOWN FOR RUGGED AND OPERATIONS ON UNIMPROVED FIELDS.  I PROCEEDED TO THE RUNWAY AND DEPARTED FOR KTTA. WHEN I ARRIVED AT KTTA, I SHUTDOWN AND PROCEEDED TO DO MY POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND. I LOOKED AT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND SAW THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AND PROCEEDED TO THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT WHERE I FOUND THE DAMAGE TO THE PROP.

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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