Pilatus PC-12 crash, Feb 18, 2012 (4 killed), Djibouti City
Pilatus PC-12 accident on February 18, 2012 near Djibouti City, Djibouti City District, Djibouti with 4 fatalities. Cause: Unrecognized spatial...
- Date: February 18, 2012
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12
- Location: Djibouti City, Djibouti City District, Djibouti
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Unrecognized spatial disorientation. Failure to crosscheck the instruments and ignoring the sink rate caution contributed substantially.
A U-28A (PC-12) of the US Air Force on a return flight to Djibouti descended steeply in a turning, increasingly banked maneuver after being denied a direct entry. Sink rate and pull-up alerts sounded without a recovery, and the aircraft hit the ground about five nautical miles southwest of Ambouli, killing all four crew.