Pilatus PC12 N552TC
28 November 2018 · Mesa, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 November 2018 at about 15:50 local time, a Pilatus PC12 registered N552TC, operated by Daylight Nightlight Ez Flight Llc, was involved in an accident near Mesa, Arizona, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mesa, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Phoenix-Mesa Gateway (IWA)
- Coordinates
- 33.3078, -111.6556
- Aircraft
- Pilatus PC12
- Registration
- N552TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2002
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Daylight Nightlight Ez Flight Llc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mesa → Monterey
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA079
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow the air traffic controller’s instructions and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate lookout to see and avoid the other airplane on the taxiway.Â
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the Pilatus reported that, after the local air traffic controller gave him an instrument flight rules clearance, he taxied the airplane from the ramp to the taxiway. While turning onto the taxiway, the controller instructed him to give way to an airplane on the same taxiway. He acknowledged the instruction; stopped the airplane; looked left and saw a Cessna, which had already passed him. He then looked right and did not see any other airplanes on the taxiway and continued to taxi. Shortly after, he realized that the airplane's propeller had struck something, so he immediately shut down the engine, deplaned, and realized that he had struck another Cessna that he had not seen. The flight instructor in the Cessna reported that, while the student pilot was taxiing back to the ramp, they were instructed by the local air traffic controller to follow company traffic while passing another airplane to their left, "holding" short of the same taxiway. He then looked left outside of the window and saw a spinning propeller moving closer toward the airplane. He immediately grabbed the controls and hammered the right pedal, but the other airplane's propeller struck their airplane's left wing. The Pilatus sustained damage to the propeller. The Cessna sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot and the flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with their airplanes that would have precluded normal operation. A video provided by the airport authority showed that the Pilatus taxied left onto the taxiway from the ramp without stopping and that there was another airplane farther down the taxiway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilatus PC12 45 | N552TC | Daylight Nightlight Ez Flight Llc | Minor |
| Cessna 172 S | N976SP | Atp Aircraft 4 Llc | Substantial |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2019 | Pilatus PC12 | Chamberlain, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |
| 24 Mar 2019 | Pilatus PC12 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 2019 | Pilatus PC12 | Merredin, Australia | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 2020 | Pilatus PC12 | Pacific Ocean, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 2016 | Pilatus PC12 | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States | Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2020 | Pilatus PC12 | Nice, France | - | Unknown | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2018 | Piper PA 46 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | 1ST Avenue Malibu Services LLC | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 2018 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 21 May 2018 | Rhoads AUTOGYRO MTO SPORT | San Manuel, Arizona, United States | Blue Sky Gyros LLC | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Airborne Windsports XT-912-L | Peoria, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 2018 | Beechcraft 36 | Sedona, Arizona, United States | 636M LLC | No injuries | - |