Pilatus PC-12 crash, May 26, 1998 (2 killed), Brno-Tuřany
Pilatus PC-12 accident on May 26, 1998 near Brno-Tuřany, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic with 2 fatalities. Cause: A torsional shear failure of...
- Date: May 26, 1998
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12
- Location: Brno-Tuřany, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A torsional shear failure of the left inner flexible flap shaft produced flap asymmetry. The pilot then let the airspeed fall in the propeller Beta range and applied the flap retraction emergency procedure incorrectly, leading to loss of control.
A Pilatus PC-12 flown by a single pilot with one passenger was cleared to land at Brno-Tuřany but flew very low during an unusual approach and struck the ground about 600 m north of the runway 28 threshold. The aircraft had experienced flap asymmetry caused by a failed flexible shaft. Both occupants were killed.