What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 26, 2024, at approximately 1611 local time, aircraft privacy data omitted, a Pilatus PC-12 experienced a nose gear and left main landing gear collapse on landing at Leesburg executive airport (kjyo). According to the pilot, he had all three green lights on landing, then the aircraft fell to the runway sliding to a full stop on the left side of the runway. The single pilot and five passengers sustained no injuries. At that time the FAA was notified.
An interview was conducted with a passenger that was sitting in the PC-12 cockpit right seat. The commercial rated pilot noted that the pilot in command, ran his landing checklist, made the verbal call outs, and put the landing gear down. The passinger also instinctively called out three greens referring to the landing gear. Then he noted the aircraft settling down and to the left looking at the aircraft instruments, then he felt the propeller strike the runway, which felt like a car driving over rumple strips on a road.
A statement from a pilot whose aircraft was at the hold short line for runway 35 at kjyo noted that when the Pilatus crossed the threshold, it did not look like the gear was down from his view.
A review of the kjyo security video and a video provided by an air traffic controller, captured the aircraft sliding down the runway with the left wing on the ground and nose landing gear/left main landing gear collapsed. A review of the security video from the approach end of the runway proved to be inclusive.
An inspection of the aircraft, reveled propeller damage, nose landing gear damage, left and right main landing gear damage, damage to the underside of the leaft wing and flap fairings, damage to two antennas in the center of the fuselage, and damage to the right wing inboard flap fairing.
A review of the aircraft maintenance logbooks revealed that all inspections were current.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 26, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 1611 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PILATUS PC-12 EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING AT LEESBURG EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KJYO). ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD ALL THREE GREEN LIGHTS ON LANDING, THEN THE AIRCRAFT FELL TO THE RUNWAY SLIDING TO A FULL STOP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE SINGLE PILOT AND FIVE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. AT THAT TIME THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED.
AN INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED WITH A PASSENGER THAT WAS SITTING IN THE PC-12 COCKPIT RIGHT SEAT. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT NOTED THAT THE PILOT IN COMMAND, RAN HIS LANDING CHECKLIST, MADE THE VERBAL CALL OUTS, AND PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE PASSINGER ALSO INSTINCTIVELY CALLED OUT THREE GREENS REFERRING TO THE LANDING GEAR. THEN HE NOTED THE AIRCRAFT SETTLING DOWN AND TO THE LEFT LOOKING AT THE AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS, THEN HE FELT THE PROPELLER STRIKE THE RUNWAY, WHICH FELT LIKE A CAR DRIVING OVER RUMPLE STRIPS ON A ROAD.
A STATEMENT FROM A PILOT WHOSE AIRCRAFT WAS AT THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RUNWAY 35 AT KJYO NOTED THAT WHEN THE PILATUS CROSSED THE THRESHOLD, IT DID NOT LOOK LIKE THE GEAR WAS DOWN FROM HIS VIEW.
A REVIEW OF THE KJYO SECURITY VIDEO AND A VIDEO PROVIDED BY AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER, CAPTURED THE AIRCRAFT SLIDING DOWN THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT WING ON THE GROUND AND NOSE LANDING GEAR/LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. A REVIEW OF THE SECURITY VIDEO FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY PROVED TO BE INCLUSIVE.
AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, REVELED PROPELLER DAMAGE, NOSE LANDING GEAR DAMAGE, LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DAMAGE, DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEAFT WING AND FLAP FAIRINGS, DAMAGE TO TWO ANTENNAS IN THE CENTER OF THE FUSELAGE, AND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING INBOARD FLAP FAIRING.
A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGBOOKS REVEALED THAT ALL INSPECTIONS WERE CURRENT.