Pilatus PC12-45 N811VM

Summary

On 13 May 2015 at about 03:20 local time, a Pilatus PC12-45 registered N811VM, operated by Valley Med Flight, Inc., was involved in an accident near Crownpoint, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 May 2015 at 03:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Crownpoint, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Crownpoint (0E8)

Coordinates

35.7244, -108.1994

Aircraft

Pilatus PC12-45

Registration

N811VM

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Engines

1

Operator

Valley Med Flight, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gallup → Crownpoint

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

GAA15CA080

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that after the airplane crossed the runway threshold, he reduced engine power to idle and the gear warning horn sounded. The pilot reported that he misinterpreted the gear warning horn for the ground proximity warning system and the airplane landed with the gear retracted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the spar carry-through structure and left spar attachment. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.