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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Pilatus PC-12/45 · Crowpoint, NM · May 12, 2015

Date: May 12, 2015 · 09:20 local
Place: Crowpoint, NM
Airport: Crowpoint
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: 2VMA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N811VM
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA15CA080
Reported as: Pilatus PC-12/45
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,397 total37 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

N811VMRegistered now · Pilatus PC-12/45S/N 316 · Built 2000 Airframe modelPilatus PC-12/45 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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The pilot was on a company part 91 repositioning flight from kgup to 0E8. The weather was VMC and runway conditions were dry. The pilot stated he departed for 0E8 from gup. ATC cleared him direct to 0E8 from 11OOO feet. During his descent into the airport, the pilot turned on his terrain awareness mode. He states there is little ground lighting and few visual references. He stated that he lined up for final and during approach he became focused on the runway. As the aircraft approached the runway he stated that the terrain awareness alarm sounded. As he pulled the power back for landing the gear horn sounded and he stated that he did not recognize the gear horn warning because it was sounding as the terrain awareness was continuing to alarm. The aircraft continued on to the runway with landing gear up. It slid left down the runway and came to rest on the left side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS ON A COMPANY PART 91 REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM KGUP TO 0E8. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED FOR 0E8 FROM GUP. ATC CLEARED HIM DIRECT TO 0E8 FROM 11OOO FEET. DURING HIS DESCENT INTO THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT TURNED ON HIS TERRAIN AWARENESS MODE. HE STATES THERE IS LITTLE GROUND LIGHTING AND FEW VISUAL REFERENCES. HE STATED THAT HE LINED UP FOR FINAL AND DURING APPROACH HE BECAME FOCUSED ON THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE RUNWAY HE STATED THAT THE TERRAIN AWARENESS ALARM SOUNDED. AS HE PULLED THE POWER BACK FOR LANDING THE GEAR HORN SOUNDED AND HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE GEAR HORN WARNING BECAUSE IT WAS SOUNDING AS THE TERRAIN AWARENESS WAS CONTINUING TO ALARM. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON TO THE RUNWAY WITH LANDING GEAR UP. IT SLID LEFT DOWN THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB GAA15CA080Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCrownpoint, NMThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.May 13, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N811VM · 1

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

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