# Incident 20210115000129I: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47, Mineral Wells, TX, January 15, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2021, 15:40 local time
- Place: Mineral Wells, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 2B5A
- Location: 32.8207° N, 98.0772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mineral Wells, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8207&lon=-98.0772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N476SS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N476SS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-12/47 (registry code 7090552, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12-47) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B (registry code 52158, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67B
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210115000129I

## Narrative

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

CAWS STARTING FLICKERING A BATTERY WARNING - CREW FOLLOWED QRH AND TURNED BATTERY OFF, WHICH RESULTED IN TOTAL ELECTRICAL LOSS.  TURNING BATTERY BACK ON BROUGHT EIS AND CAWS PANELS BACK ON GENERATORS WERE UNABLE TO RESET, NON ESSENTIAL BUS WAS SWITCHED TO OVERRIDE AND GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE.

## Other reports on N476SS (1)

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

- [Incident 20250416003849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250416003849I), Apr 16, 2025: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47 (N476SS), Scranton, PA, Minor damage. During a repositioning flight from aoo to aod, the aircraft was leveled off at 17,000 feet for approximately 25 minutes when, as reported by the pilot, a rapid…

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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