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| Date: | Wednesday 8 March 2017 |
| Time: | 12:46 |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-12/47E |
| Owner/operator: | Tomcat Air |
| Registration: | N8TS |
| MSN: | 1650 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-67 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cat Cay Airport (CXY/MYCC) -
 Bahamas
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St Petersburg-Albert Whitted Airport, FL (KSPG) |
| Cat Cay Airport (CXY/MYCC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAID Bahamas |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Pilot advised that upon making his approach to land at Cat Cay (MYCC), on short final he experienced an unexpected accelerated sink rate. To compensate for the sink rate he increased the pitch of the aircraft. While going over the threshold, a slight impact was felt as the landing gear came into contact with the seawall. He flew the aircraft until it came to a stop about 600 feet down the runway. No injuries were sustained, aircraft received substantial damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://bahamaspress.com/2017/03/08/102596/
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N8TS/history/20170308/1630Z/KSPG/MYCC
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2017 16:47 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Mar-2017 16:47 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 15-Mar-2017 17:15 | Geno | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 15-Mar-2017 17:15 | Geno | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 08-Aug-2017 19:58 | wf | Updated [Source, Damage, ] |
| 28-Oct-2019 06:20 | bovine | Updated [Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 29-Nov-2020 10:10 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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