Executive Air Taxi Corporation

Operated by Executive Air Taxi Corporation (per NTSB report)

The ground vehicle driver’s failure to see and maintain clearance from the airplane while conducting ground operations.

Operated by Executive Air Taxi Corp (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from fencing around the landing pad during landing, which resulted in the tail rotor contacting the fence.

Sanction: $3,000 · case closed 2016-10-31

Part: WHEEL HALF — CRACKED (LANDING GEAR)

CRACK-LIKE INDICATION WAS LOCATED STARTING IN BEAD ARE GOING ACROSS FACE FOR 1-1/2 INCH LONG. LIQUID PENETRANT INSPECTION WAS THE METHOD SPECIFIED AND USED FOR THE NOT EXAMINATION.

Part: RUDDER PEDAL — BROKEN (COCKPIT) · airframe 16,800 hrs

UPON SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE THE PILOT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDALS AND THE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL BROKE AND FELL OFF THE PIVOT POINT. UPON REMOVAL AND INSPECTION OF THE RUDDER PEDALS, THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT ELONGATION OF THE PIVOT HOLE FOR THE THROUGH BOLT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PEDAL AND THE METAL HAD BROKEN THROUGH ALLOWING THE PEDAL TO FALL OFF. THE PILOT'S RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL ALSO HAD SEVERE ELONGATION IN THE SAME AREA.

Part: PLATE — DAMAGED (LT MLG)

UPPER FORWARD HOLE FOR THE UPPER ANCHOR BOLT FOR THE FORWARD BRAKE CALIPER BROKE OUT JAMMING THE FORWARD CALIPER ON THE BRAKE DISK ROTATING WITH THE TIRE AND BREAKING THE AFTER CALIPER OFF THE TORQUE PLATE FROM THE LH MAIN GEAR. INCIDENT WAS DURING TAXI, WHEN THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES THE ACFT VEERED RIGHT TO THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY WITH THE RH PROPELLER CONTACTING A SNOW BANK AND TAXIWAY LIGHT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND FUSELAGE.

Part: TORQUE KNEE — CRACKED (MLG)

A CRACK LIKE INDICATION WAS INDICATED ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TORQUE KNEE ATTACHMENT HOLE. THE CRACK INDICATION IS ON THE LEFT ALUMINUM MAIN LANDING GEAR TORQUE KNEE. LOCATED ON THE INSIDE OF THE ATTACHMENT HOLE. CAN BE VISUALLY CONFIRM INDICATION. CRACK WAS FOUND WITH FLORESCENT LIQUID PENETRANT INSPECTION WAS DONE PER TASK 32-10-00 AS REQUESTED BY OTHERS.

Part: TORQUE KNEE — CRACKED (LT MLG)

A CRACK LIKE INDICATION WAS INDICATED ON THE MLG TORQUE KNEE ATTACHMENT HOLE. THE CRACK INDICATION IS ON THE LEFT ALUMINUM MLG TORQUE KNEE. LOCATED ON THE INSIDE OF THE ATTACHMENT HOLE. CAN BE VISUALLY CONFIRM INDICATION. CRACK WAS FOUND WITH FLORESCENT LIQUID PENETRANT. INSPECTION WAS DONE PER TASK 32-10-00 AS REQUESTED BY CLIENT.

Part: ENGINE — OVERHEATED

ENGINE OVERHEATED AT 6000 FT ON CLIMBOUT. FEATHERED PROP AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. WILL BE DOING A TEARDOWN REPORT. WE ARE SENDING THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT OUT FOR TESTING. UNTIL THAT TIME, WE ARE NOT DRAWING ANY CONCLUSIONS.

Part: ENGINE — POWER LOSS

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE RUNNING HOTTER THAN NORMAL, LACK OF POWER.

Part: POTENTIOMETER — MALFUNCTIONED (AUTOPILOT SYS) · airframe 11,697 hrs

SMOKE COMING FROM AUTOPILOT CONTROLLER.

Part: LINE — LOOSE (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 11,504 hrs

ON DECENT PILOT NOTED LOW FUEL PRESSURE, SELECTED BOOST PUMP ON, FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR LOW ENGINE CEASED TO RUN, FEATHERED AND SECURED ENGINE.

Part: SQUAT SWITCH — LOOSE (MLG) · airframe 6,894 hrs · 5,790 cycles

CABIN ALTITUDE CONTROL LOST DURING DESCENT, ANTI SKID ANNUCIATOR ON DURING DESCENT.