Beechcraft 1900C Serious Incident at Governor’s Harbour International Airport (C6-KRC)

Occurrence Overview On 19 March 2026 at approximately 3:55 pm local time (1955 UTC), a Beechcraft 1900C with Bahamas registration C6-KRC, operated by Pineapple Air Ltd as flight PNP978, was involved in a serious incident at Governor’s Harbour International Airport (MYEM), Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera, Bahamas. The flight had departed Lynden Pindling International Airport (MYNN), Nassau, at approximately 3:33 pm local time (1933 UTC) and was uneventful until the approach phase. ## Approach and Radio Communications While on approach to land on runway 15 at MYEM, the pilot flying reported observing a Cirrus aircraft departing from the opposite runway, runway 33. Initially, while on a seven-mile final approach, the flight crew of C6-KRC heard an aircraft transmitting over the common traffic advisory frequency, asking if there were any other aircraft in the vicinity of MYEM. The second in command responded that they were “turning in” on a four-mile final and further reported that they received no response after making the position report transmission. At approximately two nautical miles from the field, the flight crew then received a response from the Cirrus aircraft, but the transmission was inaudible, so they asked the Cirrus aircraft to “say again.” The flight crew of C6-KRC reported that the Cirrus aircraft then transmitted that they had just departed runway 33 at MYEM. ## Avoidance Maneuver and Landing Reportedly, visual reference to the departed Cirrus traffic was observed at approximately 700 feet in altitude by C6-KRC, with the Beechcraft 1900 making an immediate right turn while proceeding to ask the intentions of the climbing Cirrus aircraft. The pilot in command of C6-KRC stated to have received a transmission from the Cirrus aircraft that it would maintain an altitude of 500 feet or below. The pilot of C6-KRC then stated that immediately after avoidance and trying to regain control of the aircraft, he turned back into the field at approximately 500 feet while trying to reduce airspeed. Subsequently, the pilot in command then proceeded to land on runway 15 at MYEM without the benefit of the aircraft’s landing gear. ## Damage and Injuries The occurrence resulted in damage to both propellers and the lower fuselage (belly) of the aircraft. There were no injuries to crew, passengers, or ground personnel. No aircraft fire or explosion occurred. ## Meteorological Conditions Conditions at the accident site were visual meteorological conditions during the day. The nearest observation facility was Lynden Pindling International Airport (MYNN), located 58 nautical miles from the site, with an observation time of 4:00 pm local (2000 UTC). The temperature was 24°C with a dewpoint of 19°C. The lowest cloud condition was SCT025, and the lowest ceiling was BKN200. Wind speed was 14 knots from direction 050. Visibility was greater than 6 statute miles, and the altimeter setting was 29.95 in. Hg. The flight plan was filed under Visual Flight Rules.