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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Pilatus PC-12/47E · Ronkonkoma, NY · February 2, 2022

Date
February 2, 2022 · 07:00 local
Place
Ronkonkoma, NY
Airport
Long Island Mcarthur
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
EW7A
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N357JK
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA22LA115
Reported as
Pilatus PC-12/47E
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
4,100 total111 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On February 2, 2022, Long Island macarthur airport, NY, at approximately 0650-0700 local (1150UTC-1200UTC), a PC-12 single engine turboprop aircraft, N357JK started engine in a non-movement area, started moving and crashed into a twin engine Hawker 1000 aircraft, N207K which was parked approximately 100 feet away and not occupied. Aircraft sustained substantial damage. N357JK had 2 sob and no injuries were reported.

Airport weather report issued at 0656LOCAL and 1156 UTC indicated wind 08003KT with 10 miles visibility and temperature 01 degree celsius and dew point 01.

Ramp area was observed to be wet with patches of ice and snow and slush. Inside the cockpit, the emergency fuel shutoff paddle and emergency acs were noted to be in the off position. Condition lever was at cut-off feather and power lever was in the forward position at approximately 3/4 forward position.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 2, 2022, LONG ISLAND MACARTHUR AIRPORT, NY, AT APPROXIMATELY 0650-0700 LOCAL (1150UTC-1200UTC), A PC-12 SINGLE ENGINE TURBOPROP AIRCRAFT, N357JK STARTED ENGINE IN A NON-MOVEMENT AREA, STARTED MOVING AND CRASHED INTO A TWIN ENGINE HAWKER 1000 AIRCRAFT, N207K WHICH WAS PARKED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AWAY AND NOT OCCUPIED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. N357JK HAD 2 SOB AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

AIRPORT WEATHER REPORT ISSUED AT 0656LOCAL AND 1156 UTC INDICATED WIND 08003KT WITH 10 MILES VISIBILITY AND TEMPERATURE 01 DEGREE CELSIUS AND DEW POINT 01.

RAMP AREA WAS OBSERVED TO BE WET WITH PATCHES OF ICE AND SNOW AND SLUSH. INSIDE THE COCKPIT, THE EMERGENCY FUEL SHUTOFF PADDLE AND EMERGENCY ACS WERE NOTED TO BE IN THE OFF POSITION. CONDITION LEVER WAS AT CUT-OFF FEATHER AND POWER LEVER WAS IN THE FORWARD POSITION AT APPROXIMATELY 3/4 FORWARD POSITION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.