# Accident 20220607007262A: Pilatus PC-12, Hawthorne, CA, June 7, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2022, 08:33 local time
- Place: Hawthorne, CA
- Airport: Jack Northrop Fld/Hawthorne Mu
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WUXA
- Location: 33.9222° N, 118.3341° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9222&lon=-118.3341&mi=10
- Aircraft: N175WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N175WA) (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 PC-12
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,290 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220607007262A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 7, 2022 TWO AIRCRAFT, A BOMBARDIER BD-100-1A10, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND A PILATUS PC12/47E, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COLLIDED ON TAXIWAY (S) SIERRA AT (A) ALPHA. DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER OF THE PILATUS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SUBSTANTIAL CLASSIFYING THIS AS AN ACCIDENT.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BOMBARDIER BD-100-1A10, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, TRAVELING EAST BOUND ON TAXIWAY (S) SIERRA COLLIDED WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PILATUS PC12/47E, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDING SHORT AT TAXIWAY (A) ALPHA ON JUNE 7, 2022 @0833.

BOMBARDIER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAXIING TO PARKING AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOS ANGELES. VIDEO EVIDENCE SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT PARKING AREA OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOS ANGELES WHERE TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT WERE PARKED. UNDER DIRECTION OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOS ANGELES RAMP EMPLOYEES, ACTING AS WING WALKERS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXECUTED A RIGHT TURN TO THE PARKING AREA DURING WHICH THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUDDER OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE LEFT WING OF BOMBARDIER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED THE RUDDER OF PILATUS PC12 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. BOMBARDIER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LEFT WING DAMAGE WAS MINOR AND PILATUS PC12 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RUDDER DAMAGE WAS CONSIDERED SUBSTANTIAL. SEE FAA FORM 8020-23, INCIDENT REPORT NUMBER A-WP-23-22-005

## Other aircraft in the event

- N694PD, Bombardier Inc BD-100-1A10: [Incident 20220607010502I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220607010502I)

## 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 WPR22LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA201), Jun 7, 2022: Pilatus PC12 (N175WA), Hawthorne, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The multi-engine pilot's failure to maintain clearance from another airplane during taxi.

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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