Pilatus PC-6 (Porter &amp; Turbo Porter)

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F-GUAS

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Annemasse - Annemasse

MSN:

557

YOM:

1963

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Captain / Total flying hours:

919

Captain / Total hours on type:

520.00

Aircraft flight hours:

13000

Circumstances:

The pilot took off from Annemasse Airfield with nine skydivers on board. After dropping them at FL125, five to six seconds after initiating the descent, he felt strong vibrations. He reduced speed and saw the right out aileron separating from the wing. The pilot managed to maintain control of the aircraft by keeping the stick fully to the right and used the rudders to return to his departure aerodrome. He landed the airplane on the grass near the paved runway 30. During a hard landing, the right main landing gear broke off and damaged the fuselage. The pilot escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

The accident was due to the loss of the right outboard aileron in flight. This loss was probably following the crack noticed by the pilot at the base of the right aileron balancing weight, which would have propagated in flight and would have then leads to tearing off the balancing weight. The accident resulted from the club pilots' decision to continue flying despite they have noticed the crack and that the manufacturer had advised them to stop flights.

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HB-FKT

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Crash of a Pilatus PC-6/C1-H2 Turbo Porter in Bremgarten

Date & Time: Jun 13, 2000 at 1330 LT

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Operator:

EFS Flug Service

Registration:

D-FDHM

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Private

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Ailertchen – Bremgarten

MSN:

688

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1969

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Upon landing, the single engine aircraft went out of control, bounced several time and veered off runway before colliding with trees. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft wa damaged beyond repair. It is believed that the loss of control occurred while the pilot-in-command was initiating a go-around procedure.

Crash of a Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 Turbo Porter in Breitscheid: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 2000 at 1852 LT

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Imaginair

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HB-FMC

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Breitscheid - Breitscheid

MSN:

938

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2000

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The single engine airplane departed Breitscheid Airfield on a local skydiving flight. Once the appropriate altitude was reached, 11 skydivers jumped out and the pilot returned to the airfield with another passenger on board. On final approach, at an altitude of about 280 metres, the parachute of the passenger mistakenly opened in the cockpit. The passenger was caught outside the cabin and collided with the elevators. The aircraft went out of control and crashed in an open field located 1,500 metres short of runway 07 threshold. The aircraft was totally destroyed and the pilot and the passenger were killed.

Probable cause:

Loss of control on final approach after the parachute of a passenger mistakenly opened in the cockpit and the passenger was caught outside the cabin and collided with the elevators.

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Crash of a Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 Turbo Porter in Cumiana: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 26, 1999

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Operator:

Giovanni Beretta

Registration:

HB-FKJ

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Flight

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Plain, Valley

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Cumiana - Cumiana

MSN:

895

YOM:

1993

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The single engine aircraft was completing a local skydiving flight on behalf of the Skydiving Club of Cumiana. In flight, the aircraft encountered atmospheric turbulences when a wing detached. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a field. Two occupants were killed and two others were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

A wing separated in flight and the aircraft broke in two following severe turbulences.

Crash of a Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2 Turbo Porter in Malargüe

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1999

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GN-808

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Government

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806

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1979

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The single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances upon landing at Malargüe Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were seriously injured.

HB-FKR

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Crash of a Pilatus PC-6/B1-H2 Turbo Porter in Haifa: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1999

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Sky Club

Registration:

4X-AIY

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Takeoff (climb)

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