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| Date: | Tuesday 26 August 1997 |
| Time: | 15:10 LT |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2 Turbo Porter |
| Owner/operator: | Tom Dolphin |
| Registration: | N354F |
| MSN: | 2010 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8662 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6/27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gillette, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KGCC) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On returning to land, following dropping a load of skydivers, the pilot failed to reset the stabilizer trim and ran out of elevator during the flare for landing. A hard landing occurred and the left main landing gear collapsed causing substantial damage to the underside of the fuselage.
Probable Cause: Failure by the pilot in command to follow procedures and retrim the stabilizer for landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA329
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Nov-2010 11:19 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 08-Apr-2024 13:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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