# Accident 19970826023959A: Exper PILATUS, Gillette, WY, August 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1997
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 44.4602° N, 105.7005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4602&lon=-105.7005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N354F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N354F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/B2-H2 (registry code 3375012, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-heli-porter-pilatus-pc6-b2-h2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EXPER PILATUS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970826023959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA329), Aug 26, 1997: Fairchild Heli-Porter PC6/B2-H2 (N354F), Gillette, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure by the pilot in command to follow procedures and retrim the stabilizer for landing.

## Other reports on N354F (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20031122035999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031122035999I), Nov 22, 2003: Pilats PC6B2H2 (N354F), St George, SC, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed hard on runway, aircraft then veered to the left. Pilot corrected by applying right brake and right rudder. Aircraft returned to runway…
- [Incident 19920628043399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920628043399I), Jun 28, 1992: Pilats PC6B2H2 (N354F), Quincy, WA, 1 fatal. Main parachute failed to open completely. Appeared to cut away too low to sucessfully activate reserve chute.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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