Pilatus PC-12/47 N220JP

Summary

On 18 May 2025 at about 04:00 local time, a Pilatus PC-12/47 registered N220JP, operated by Dragonglass LLC, was involved in an accident near Henderson, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 May 2025 at 04:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Henderson, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Henderson Executive Airport (HND)

Coordinates

35.9726, -115.1331

Aircraft

Pilatus PC-12/47

Registration

N220JP

Category

Airplane

Year built

2006

Engines

1

Operator

Dragonglass LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

WPR25LA160

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a quartering tailwind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was landing at night with a quartering tailwind. Shortly after touchdown, about the time that he placed the power control lever into reverse position, the airplane veered right. He successfully brought the airplane back to the runway centerline after applying left rudder control. However, about 1 to 3 seconds later, the airplane veered hard right. The pilot tried to bring the airplane back towards the runway centerline again, but the airplane veered off the right side of the runway and travelled through gravel between the runway and the taxiway. Subsequently, the airplane struck a storm trench and substantially damaged the right wing. The airport’s automated weather observation station reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 240° at 13 knots, gusting to 20 knots. The pilot landed the airplane onto runway 17R. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.