# Accident 20160106004699A: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47E, Savannah, GA, January 6, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2016, 08:35 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Location: 32.1275° N, 81.2022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1275&lon=-81.2022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N978AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N978AF-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-12/47E (registry code 7090553, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12-47e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P (registry code 52292, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,900 total, 5,100 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160106004699A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 01. DURING CLIMB THE CREW REPORTED LOW TORQUE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE PILOT BANKED LEFT AND LANDED ON A GRASS STRIP BETWEEN THE INTERSECTING RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. BEFORE THE PILOT COULD STOP THE AIRCRAFT IT IMPACTED A LARGE DITCH AT THE END OF THE GRASS STRIP.  BOTH PILOTS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AS FLAMES ENGULFED THE ENGINE AND COCKPIT AREA.

## 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 ERA16LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA082), Jan 6, 2016: Pilatus PC-12 (N978AF), Savannah, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ failure to follow proper procedures in response to a crew alerting system warning for high engine torque values, which necessitated an off-runway emergency landing during which the…

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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