# Incident 20240204001139I: Pilatus PC-12/45, Orlando, FL, February 4, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2024, 13:00 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N347KC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N347KC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-12/45 (registry code 7090551, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC-12/45
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,710 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240204001139I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL INTO ORL EXECUTIVE AIRPORT ORLANDO RUNWAY 25 APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES AWAY AT  600 FEET ALTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCE TURBULENCE, WHICH CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY TO BECOME UNSURED IN THE AFT COMPARTMENT AND FALL THROUGH AFT COMPART ACCESS DOOR. RESULTING IN HITTING A PARKED CAR. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFETY POST FLIGHT INSPECTION DISCOVERED AFT COMPART DOOR IN THE OPEN UNSURED POSITION WITH BATTERY CABLES WITHOUT THE BATTERY CONNECTION FASTENER PRESENT.

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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