The PC12 is an amazing aircraft. Another thing to consider is that it is a single pilot aircraft. Having more than one pilot in the plane can be both helpful and confusing, especially when things go wrong. If the 2nd pilot wasn’t actively engaged as a pilot while the flight was going well, he/she may have been confused about the state of the aircraft when something goes wrong. Tying to give advice without knowing the whole picture is sometimes not good.
Being trained on instruments, or having an instrument rating is a far cry from being instrument current and competent.
Again, I have no idea what happened here and all of my comments are pure speculation.
Last edited by gluck; 02/15/22.
