# Accident 20220202002001A: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47E, Ronkonkoma, NY, February 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2022, 07:00 local time
- Place: Ronkonkoma, NY
- Airport: Long Island Mcarthur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EW7A
- Location: 40.8015° N, 73.1087° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8015&lon=-73.1087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N357JK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N357JK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-12/47E (registry code 7090553, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12-47e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P (registry code 52292, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 111 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220202002001A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA22LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA115), Feb 2, 2022: Pilatus PC-12/47E (N357JK), Ronkonkoma, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly position the power control lever before starting the engine as required per the checklist. Contributing to the accident were the ice on the ramp and the pilot’s…

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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