Pilatus PC-12 crash, Apr 24, 2015, Ciudad Acuña-El Bonito
Pilatus PC-12 accident on April 24, 2015 near Ciudad Acuña-El Bonito, Coahuila, Mexico with no fatalities. Cause: DGCA Mexico summaries cite a loss of...
- Date: April 24, 2015
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12
- Location: Ciudad Acuña-El Bonito, Coahuila, Mexico
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: DGCA Mexico summaries cite a loss of situational awareness by the pilot on a low, unstabilized visual approach, with overconfidence and lack of visual aids as contributing factors.
A Pilatus PC 12 on a private flight with one pilot and five passengers struck the ground five metres short of runway 28 at Ciudad Acuna El Bonito Airport during a visual approach that was below the glide path. The aircraft bounced, veered off the left side of the runway and came to rest in a wooded area. All six occupants evacuated safely, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.