The FAA is investigating a ground collision at New York City-area Long Island MacArthur Airport (KISP), between a taxiing Pilatus PC-12 and a Hawker 1000 parked on the Hawthorne Global Aviation Services ramp.
According to the FAA, the single-engine turboprop, which is registered to AGF Capital, struck the parked Hawker 1000 around 8:20 a.m. on Wednesday. A video of the incident posted online shows the PC-12 taxiing—at a normal taxi pace—directly toward the nose of the jet before suddenly speeding up, prompting the ramp marshaller to dodge out of the way before the turboprop single struck the Hawker's starboard wing. The collision caused the PC-12 to spin around behind the Hawker, ending up between it and a large snowbank.
A spokesperson for Suffolk County said there were no injuries reported by the two occupants of the PC-12. Both aircraft suffered substantial damage, with the entire right wing severed from the PC-12 and the Hawker losing the outboard half of its right wing. There was no resulting fire.
The NTSB, which will be involved in the investigation due to the level of damage to the aircraft, told AIN that both flight crew members of the PC-12 have been interviewed, and the L3 flight data and cockpit voice recorders have been removed and delivered to its lab. The agency's research and engineering staff will review and download the information from both recorders. An examination of the turboprop's airframe and engine is being scheduled, and the NTSB is working directly with Pilatus Switzerland to determine the possible cause of the accident.