# Accident 20250517005879A: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47, Henderson, NV, May 17, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2025, 21:00 local time
- Place: Henderson, NV
- Airport: Henderson Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 2B5A
- Location: 35.9726° N, 115.1331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9726&lon=-115.1331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N220JP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N220JP) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,176 total, 2,853 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250517005879A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 17, 2025, THE PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PERFORMING NIGHT CURRENCY LANDINGS (PART 91).  THIS AIRCRAFT IS UTILIZED ON A PART 135 CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE IN THE PATTERN FOR THE SECOND LANDING, THE WIND SEEMED TO SHIFT TO A QUARTERING TAILWIND.  WEATHER REPORTS FROM THE AREA INDICATED STRONG SHIFTING/GUSTING WINDS.  ON ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING, THE PLANE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE CONTROLLED TO KEEP IT ON CENTERLINE AND IT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY COMING TO REST IN A STORM DITCH.

## 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 WPR25LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA160), May 18, 2025: Pilatus PC-12/47 (N220JP), Henderson, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a quartering tailwind.

## Other reports on N220JP (1)

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

- [Incident 20201016019479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201016019479I), Oct 16, 2020: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47 (N220JP), Portland, OR, No damage. The sequence of events that lead to a complete electrical power loss on flight #542 can be summarized as follows: It started off with the generator 1 gcu…

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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