Date: | Monday 28 April 2008 |
Time: | 13:30 |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Texas Turbine Otter |
Owner/operator: | Talkeetna Air Taxi |
Registration: | N565TA |
MSN: | 46 |
Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
Engine model: | Garrett TPE331 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 100 km NW of Talkeetna, AK -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | Talkeetna Airport, AK (TKA/PATK) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The commercial pilot related that he was transporting mountain climbers to a remote mountain glacier, and was landing the wheel-ski-equipped airplane in deep snow. During the landing roll, he said he felt a slight bump, and stopped the airplane. Inspection disclosed that the tail ski had become buried in deep snow during a turn, breaking the tail ski attachment bracket, which resulted in the ski puncturing the lower fuselage and damaging a structural bulkhead. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.
Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in an overload failure of the tail ski assembly during the landing roll.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ANC08CA065 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
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