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| Date: | Tuesday 7 July 2009 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3C |
| Owner/operator: | Bush Air Cargo Inc |
| Registration: | N777YA |
| MSN: | 25634 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 25950 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney 1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Skwentna, Alaska -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Palmer Municipal Airport, AK (PAQ/PAAQ) |
| Skwentna, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The crew of a tailwheel-equipped airplane landed on a gravel-covered, off-airport site at the completion of a Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 cargo flight. The captain said that while taxiing to parking after an uneventful landing, he and the other pilot heard a loud 'thumpâ€, and he stopped the airplane. The crew's inspection revealed that the airplane's tailwheel had collapsed, and as a result, the fuselage adjacent to the tailwheel sustained substantial damage. A postaccident examination revealed a fractured shock absorber linkage, which was part of the tailwheel swivel assembly.
Probable Cause: A fracture of the airplane's tailwheel shock absorber linkage during taxi, resulting in the collapse of the tailwheel.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC09LA064
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 December 1985 | N777YA | Yute Air | 0 | Dillingham, AK | |
sub |
| 1 March 2006 | N777YA | Transnorthern Aviation Inc. | 0 | Beluga, Alaska | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 16:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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