ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 24773
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Date: | Tuesday 26 August 1997 |
Time: | 15:10 LT |
Type: | Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2 Turbo Porter |
Owner/operator: | Tom Dolphin |
Registration: | N354F |
MSN: | 2010 |
Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
Total airframe hrs: | 8662 hours |
Engine model: | P&W PT-6/27 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Gillette, WY -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | (KGCC) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:On returning to land, following dropping a load of skydivers, the pilot failed to reset the stabilizer trim and ran out of elevator during the flare for landing. A hard landing occurred and the left main landing gear collapsed causing substantial damage to the underside of the fuselage.
Probable Cause: Failure by the pilot in command to follow procedures and retrim the stabilizer for landing.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW97LA329 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 5 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA329
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Sep-2008 01:00 |
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17-Nov-2010 11:19 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
21-Dec-2016 19:14 |
ASN Update Bot |
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21-Dec-2016 19:16 |
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21-Dec-2016 19:20 |
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08-Apr-2024 13:13 |
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