Accidents
Final Report: PC-12 fuel control unit failed
Pilatus PC-12, South Bend, Ind., Dec.

Pilatus PC-12, South Bend, Ind., Dec. 14, 2004–The NTSB blamed the crash of PC-12 N922RG on the failure of the fuel control unit bellows, which resulted in a significant loss of engine power. The pilot made a forced landing on a roadway after, he said, the engine “abruptly and smoothly rolled back” shortly after takeoff from South Bend Regional Airport. The airplane’s wingtip hit two utility poles during rollout.

A contributing factor was “the pilot’s inadvertent exceedance of the engine temperature limitations during use of the manual override system,” when he tried to restore power, the Safety Board concluded.

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