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FAA incident report · Pilatus PC-12/47E · Cincinnati, OH · February 23, 2023

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Date
February 23, 2023 · 18:57 local
Place
Cincinnati, OH
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N42PN
Reported as
Pilatus PC-12/47E
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total4,680 in this make and model95 in the last 90 days
N42PNRegistered now · Pilatus PC-12/47ES/N 2258 · Built 2023Airframe modelPilatus PC-12/47EEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6E-67XPTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

On February 23, 2023 privacy data omitted, a Pilatus PC12 landed on runway 27 at the Cincinnati/northern Kentucky international airport (cvg). Upon exiting at M3 the aircraft struck two taxiway lights. The aircraft struck one light with its prop and other light with the left main gear. The pilot stated he felt a bump from the left main gear. He was unaware the propeller struck the other taxiway light. He stated there was no indications he had struck the light with the propeller. The pilot stated he inspected the left main gear after shutdown and saw no damage to the aircraft. During the climbout from cvg he felt a little more vibration than unusal. Concerned with the vibration during the climbout, the pilot inspected the propeller blades after returning to the pennridge airport (kckz). One propeller blade showed damage with a wide and deep gouge at the leading edge. The other propeller blades showed nicks on the leading edge and marks on backside.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 23, 2023 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PILATUS PC12 LANDED ON RUNWAY 27 AT THE CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CVG). UPON EXITING AT M3 THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO TAXIWAY LIGHTS. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK ONE LIGHT WITH ITS PROP AND OTHER LIGHT WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE PILOT STATED HE FELT A BUMP FROM THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. HE WAS UNAWARE THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE OTHER TAXIWAY LIGHT. HE STATED THERE WAS NO INDICATIONS HE HAD STRUCK THE LIGHT WITH THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT STATED HE INSPECTED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AFTER SHUTDOWN AND SAW NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE CLIMBOUT FROM CVG HE FELT A LITTLE MORE VIBRATION THAN UNUSAL. CONCERNED WITH THE VIBRATION DURING THE CLIMBOUT, THE PILOT INSPECTED THE PROPELLER BLADES AFTER RETURNING TO THE PENNRIDGE AIRPORT (KCKZ). ONE PROPELLER BLADE SHOWED DAMAGE WITH A WIDE AND DEEP GOUGE AT THE LEADING EDGE. THE OTHER PROPELLER BLADES SHOWED NICKS ON THE LEADING EDGE AND MARKS ON BACKSIDE.