20230115000879I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Pilatus PC-12/45 · Pagosa Springs, CO · January 15, 2023

Date: January 15, 2023 · 02:30 local
Place: Pagosa Springs, CO
Airport: Stevens Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: Q6VA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N247N
Reported as: Pilatus PC-12/45
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total900 in this make and model108 in the last 90 days

N247NRegistration cancelled Jan 16, 2025 · Pilatus PC-12/45S/N 414 · Built 2001 Airframe modelPilatus PC-12/45 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67BTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Aircraft was on an IFR ferry flight returning to pso. Aircraft became VMC at 600 feet above ground level according to the pilot. Landing was normal then aircraft began to drift left on snow covered runway. Pilot was unable to control left drift of aircraft. Left main landing gear struck snowbank on left side of runway. Aircraft departed runway to the left and entered deep snow coming to rest 20 feet off the runway. Propeller strike on snowbank caused bending. Wheel cowlings were cracked from entry into deep snow.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FERRY FLIGHT RETURNING TO PSO. AIRCRAFT BECAME VMC AT 600 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACCORDING TO THE PILOT. LANDING WAS NORMAL THEN AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT ON SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL LEFT DRIFT OF AIRCRAFT. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK SNOWBANK ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND ENTERED DEEP SNOW COMING TO REST 20 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY. PROPELLER STRIKE ON SNOWBANK CAUSED BENDING. WHEEL COWLINGS WERE CRACKED FROM ENTRY INTO DEEP SNOW.