Friday, March 04, 2022

Pilatus PC-12/47E, N126TS: Incident occurred March 03, 2022 in Bozeman, Montana

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Helena, Montana

Aircraft landed and post flight inspection revealed a nick in the propeller and possibly struck a taxiway light on departure.  

Life Flight Network LLC


Date: 03-MAR-22
Time: 09:00:00Z
Regis#: N126TS
Aircraft Make: PILATUS
Aircraft Model: PC12
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: AMBULANCE
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 135
Aircraft Operator: LIFE FLIGHT NETWORK
Flight Number: LN126TS
City: BOZEMAN
State: MONTANA


Timestamp 3/04/2022 08:12:00 AM

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousTuesday, March 8, 2022 at 12:55:00 AM EST

    How do hit a taxiway light in a single engine plane and not know it!?

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    1. AnonymousWednesday, March 9, 2022 at 3:50:00 AM EST

      Who says the pilot didn't know it? Plan-continuation bias can be pretty strong and there are plenty of cases where pilots avoid admitting to a known mistake and continue the mission, especially if all other indications look normal.

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