Pilatus PC-12 crash, Feb 17, 2024, Courchevel
Pilatus PC-12 accident on February 17, 2024 near Courchevel, Savoie, France with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot started the descent late, and near the...
- Date: February 17, 2024
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12
- Location: Courchevel, Savoie, France
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot started the descent late, and near the threshold pitched up sharply and cut engine power, so the landing gear hit the embankment (BEA).
A Pilatus PC 12 on a positioning flight to Courchevel descended too low on a second approach, and the pilot pitched up and cut engine power, so the landing gear struck the embankment below the runway threshold. The aircraft bounced, lost its left wing in a snow berm and spun around. Both crew escaped with minor injuries.