| Statuts: | Enquête Officielle |
| Date: | lundi 28 avril 2008 |
| Heure: | 13:30 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Texas Turbine Otter |
| Compagnie: | Talkeetna Air Taxi |
| Immatriculation: | N565TA |
| Numéro de série: | 46 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1954 |
| Moteurs: | 1 Garrett TPE331 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 1 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 7 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 8 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Substantiels |
| Conséquences: | Repaired |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 100 km (62.5 milles) NW of Talkeetna, AK ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
| Nature: | Charter National |
| Aéroport de départ: | Talkeetna Airport, AK (TKA/PATK), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
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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:
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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Sources:
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