# NTSB CEN13CA043: Fairchild Heli-Porter Pilatus PC6/B1A-H2, N476XP, Georgetown, OH, November 3, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 3, 2012, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: Georgetown, OH - Coordinates: 38.875831, -83.876113 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8758&lon=-83.8761&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report February 27, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 85497 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13CA043 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85497/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85497 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA043 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/B1A-H2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=3375013), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01060000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/B1A-H2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01060000/cases.md?model=3375013), [All aircraft, 63 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01060000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/B1A-H2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=3375013), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The commercial pilot said he applied full power to go around after a bounced landing. Torque generated by the turboprop engine pulled the airplane to the right, and the pilot stated that he was unable to arrest the turn. The airplane collided with trees, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing, fuselage, vertical stabilizer, both horizontal stabilizers, and the rudder. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The commercial pilot said he applied full power to go-around after a bounced landing. Torque generated by the turbo-prop engine pulled the airplane to the right and the pilot stated he was unable to arrest the turn. The airplane collided with trees resulting in substantial damage to the right wing, fuselage, vertical stabilizer, both horizontal stabilizers and the rudder. The pilot reported there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane or engine. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N476XP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N476XP), registered now, S/N 2040, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD HELI-PORTER PILATUS PC6/B1A-H2 - Registry model: [Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/B1A-H2](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-heli-porter-pilatus-pc6-b1a-h2) (registry code 3375013) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2040 - Engines: P&W PT6A SER 750 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Operator: Peter Morris Burgdorfer - Registered owner: Paraclete Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: GOS, Goshen, IN - Destination: GEO, Georgetown, OH - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: GEO, Georgetown, runway 35 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; injuries: minor; commercial, private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 1, 2012; flight hours: 40,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 12, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85497. 1.4 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40382995&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - FAA Inspector's Statement (item 2, .PDF, 17 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40382997&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%27s%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Release of Aircraft Wreckage, NTSB Form 6120.15 (item 3, .PDF, 220 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40383203&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Release%20of%20Aircraft%20Wreckage,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.15-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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