# Accident 20150708011029A: Pilatus PC-12/45, Bozeman, MT, July 8, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2015, 17:30 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7858° N, 111.1636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7858&lon=-111.1636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N220CL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC-12/45
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,670 total, 130 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150708011029A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 8, 2015, AT 1730 MST, A PILATUS PC-12/45 WAS CONDUCTING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE WITH A NO FLAPS APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, RUNWAY 12.  THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND. AFTER RETURNING TO AIRPORT AND PERFORMING A POST FLIGHT CHECK IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE RUDDER OF AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. SURFACE WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 150 DEGREES AT 6 KTS.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BOZEMAN AIR FIELD MONTANA, KBZN, ON JULY 8, 2015 AT 1800 MDT.

## 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 GAA15CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA174), Jul 8, 2015: Pilatus PC12 (N220CL), Belgrade, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of pitch control during an instructional maneuver, which resulted in a tail strike during landing.

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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