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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Pilats PC7 · Denver, CO · January 14, 2000

Date
January 14, 2000 · 13:18 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Jeffco Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
HBHOO
Reported as
Pilats PC7
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On January 14, 2000 at 1318 MST, a Pilatus PC-7, registered to and operated by Pilatus aircraft ltd., was destroyed when it collided with the ground and was consumed by fire during a low approach to landing at jefferson county airport, broomfield, CO. The private certificated swiss-registered pilot, the sole occupant aboard, was fatally injured. VMC prevailed. An IFR flight plan was filed for the ferry flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 91. According to the FAA tower, the pilot made a request to perform a "low go around" on runway 29R and was cleared for the option and then instructed to enter a right traffic for landing. At midfield the pilot performed two 360 degree rolls to the right and one 360 degree roll to the left. The aircraft then pitched down and the right wing impacted the fround at taxiway A13. The aircraft was observed to cartwheel forward, then explode and break up and came to rest approximately 500 feet from the point of initial impact.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 14, 2000 AT 1318 MST, A PILATUS PC-7, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD., WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE DURING A LOW APPROACH TO LANDING AT JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT, BROOMFIELD, CO. THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED SWISS-REGISTERED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD, WAS FATALLY INJURED. VMC PREVAILED. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FERRY FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE FAA TOWER, THE PILOT MADE A REQUEST TO PERFORM A "LOW GO AROUND" ON RUNWAY 29R AND WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION AND THEN INSTRUCTED TO ENTER A RIGHT TRAFFIC FOR LANDING. AT MIDFIELD THE PILOT PERFORMED TWO 360 DEGREE ROLLS TO THE RIGHT AND ONE 360 DEGREE ROLL TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PITCHED DOWN AND THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE FROUND AT TAXIWAY A13. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO CARTWHEEL FORWARD, THEN EXPLODE AND BREAK UP AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE POINT OF INITIAL IMPACT.