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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Pilatus PC-12/45 · Detroit, MI · January 19, 2025

Date: January 19, 2025 · 08:44 local
Place: Detroit, MI
Airport: Coleman A. Young Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: G1IA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N377L
Reported as: Pilatus PC-12/45
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,500 total

N377LRegistered now · Pilatus PC-12/45S/N 346 · Built 2000 Airframe modelPilatus PC-12/45 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Aircraft landed in ajn for outbound air ambulance flight. Airport is city owned and operated, non-towered airport.

Pilot landed aircraft and encountered snow on runway, taxiways, & ramp area.

Airport operations was called to plow runway and path to ramp.

Pilot cleared snow from gear & brakes on preflight. Brakes worked good on departure taxiout.

Touchdown at det left main landing gear brake was locked up. In persuant skid the left main wheel tire blew out.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED IN AJN FOR OUTBOUND AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHT. AIRPORT IS CITY OWNED AND OPERATED, NON-TOWERED AIRPORT.

PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT AND ENCOUNTERED SNOW ON RUNWAY, TAXIWAYS, & RAMP AREA.

AIRPORT OPERATIONS WAS CALLED TO PLOW RUNWAY AND PATH TO RAMP.

PILOT CLEARED SNOW FROM GEAR & BRAKES ON PREFLIGHT. BRAKES WORKED GOOD ON DEPARTURE TAXIOUT.

TOUCHDOWN AT DET LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE WAS LOCKED UP. IN PERSUANT SKID THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL TIRE BLEW OUT.