Pilatus PC12 VH-OWJ

Summary

On 14 April 2019 at about 00:20 local time, a Pilatus PC12 registered VH-OWJ was involved in an incident near Merredin, Australia. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 April 2019 at 00:20

Classification

Incident

Location

Merredin, Australia

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Pilatus PC12

Registration

VH-OWJ

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

WPR19WA225

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On April 14, 2019, at 0020 local time, a Pilauts PC-12 airplane, VH-OWJ, experienced an uncontrolled pitch down while climbing through 2,600 ft mean sea level near Merredin, Western Australia. The pilot and three passengers were not injured. The airplane was undamaged. The medical transport flight was being operated under the pertinent civil regulations for the government of Australia. The pilot regained control of the airplane and returned to Merredin. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating the accident. The NTSB has designated a US accredited representative to assist the ATSB in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the ATSB: Australian Transport Safety Bureau 62 Northbourne Avenue Canberra ACT 2601 Tel: 1 800 020 616 Tel: (02) 6257 4150 International: +61 2 6257 4150 https://www.atsb.gov.au/

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.