Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) crash, Apr 14, 2007
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) accident on April 14, 2007 near Casas de Los Pinos, Castile-La Mancha, Spain with no fatalities. Cause: A gust of...
- Date: April 14, 2007
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
- Location: Casas de Los Pinos, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A gust of wind lifted the left wing during the flare, and the pilot could not keep the aircraft on the runway. Gusty conditions were not confirmed, so the cause remains partly unverified.
A Pilatus PC-6 on a reconnaissance flight ahead of parachute operations left the runway while landing at Casas de los Pinos. A gust lifted the left wing in the flare, and the pilot could not keep the aircraft straight. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and both occupants walked away with minor or no injuries.