ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289010
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 August 2011 |
| Time: | 08:50 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Copper Valley Air Service LLC |
| Registration: | N723DR |
| MSN: | 1546 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15651 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Northway, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Gulkana Airport, AK (GKN/PAGK) |
| Northway, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that during the landing roll he noticed a problem with the tailwheel. After he unloaded the passengers, he realized that the tailwheel casting had broken and the tailwheel spindle and fork had separated from the airframe. He inspected the landing area and noticed that he had hit a 4-inch bank of dirt that he had not seen in the grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the aft fuselage bulkhead.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to identify unsuitable terrain for landing and subsequent contact with a dirt mound, resulting in the separation of the tailwheel from the airframe.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC11TA079
History of this aircraft
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| 18 January 1991 | N4294K | 0 | Two Moon Bay, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 08:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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