Serious incident to the De Havilland DHC-6 registered PJ-WIX operated by Winair and the Pilatus PC12 registered N590TW operated by Tradewind Aviation on 29/01/2025 at Saint Barthelemy AD

Landing on an engaged runway

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

The final report has been published (January 2026). A courtesy translation into English will be available soon.

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General information
Local date	29/01/2025
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 977 Saint-Barthélemy
Location	Saint-Barthélemy AD
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
Occurence category	RI: Runway incursion - vehicle, aircraft or person
File number	BEA2025-0040

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Small aeroplane
Operator	Sint Maarten - Winair
Manufacturer / Model	DE HAVILLAND - DHC6
Aircraft Registration	PJ-WIX
State of registry	Sint Maarten
Last departure point	Netherlands Antilles - TNCM (SXM) : Philipsburg/Prinses Juliana, Saint Maarten I.
Planned destination	French Antilles - TFFJ (SBH) : Saint-Barthélemy
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	238
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

Second aircraft involved
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Small aeroplane
Operator	United States > Tradewind Aviation Llc (Oxford, Ct)
Manufacturer / Model	PILATUS > PC12 > 45
Aircraft Registration	N590TW
State of registry	United States
Last departure point	Antigua and Barbuda > TAPA (ANU) : St.Johns/V.C.Bird, Antigua I.
Planned destination	French Antilles > TFFJ (SBH) : Saint-Barthélemy
Flight phase	Taxi
Serial number	235
Operator Type AG	-
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport > Passenger

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.