ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286319
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 February 2008 |
| Time: | 12:50 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Rust's Flying Service Inc. |
| Registration: | N323KT |
| MSN: | 1022 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Engine model: | P & W R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | McGrath, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | McGrath, AK (8KA) |
| Talkeetna Airport, AK (TKA/PATK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial certificated pilot was departing a remote, snow-covered airstrip on a Title 14, CFR Part 91, cross-country positioning flight in a wheel-ski equipped airplane. The pilot reported that during the takeoff run, he aborted the takeoff because of soft snow conditions. As the airplane slowed, it drifted to the right, and the right wing struck a tree. From the cockpit, the pilot said he saw what appeared to be minor scuffing on the right wingtip. The pilot then took off in the opposite direction, and landed at his destination. Inspection of the airplane by maintenance personnel revealed denting of the leading edge of the right wing, denting along the underside of the right wing, and a tear in the underside of the right wing aileron.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during an aborted takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC08CA034
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 May 2008 | N323KT | Rust's Flying Service Inc. | 0 | Talkeetna, Alaska | |
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| Heavy landing | ||||||
| 22 May 2012 | N323KT | Rust Properties LLC | 0 | Talkeetna, Alaska | |
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| 4 August 2018 | N323KT | K2 Aviation | 5 | Kahiltna Glacier area, Denali National Park, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 08:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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