Accident Pilatus PC-12/45 XA-BLU,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232133
 
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Date:Friday 24 April 2015
Time:12:45 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PC12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Pilatus PC-12/45
Owner/operator:Servicios Aéreos Corporativos
Registration: XA-BLU
MSN: 481
Year of manufacture:2003
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Ciudad Acuña-EI Bonito Airport -   Mexico
Phase: Landing
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Ciudad Acuña-EI Bonito Airport
Investigating agency: DGCA Mexico
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
A PC-12/45, registration XA-BLU crashed at the airfield "EI Bonito" located in the municipality of Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila.
The aircraft touched down approximately 5 meters before the runway 28 threshold. The pilot indicated that he felt a strong blow in his left side caused by impact of the left main gear against the land, approximately 70 cm lower than runway elevation.

Cause: "loss of situational awareness when making a visual approach below the glide path, causing the aircraft to touch the ground 5 meters before the threshold."

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: DGCA Mexico
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

DGCA Mexico

Revision history:

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15-Jan-2020 15:26 harro Added

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