ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236806
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 January 2018 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Andrew Airways Inc |
| Registration: | N1544 |
| MSN: | 1230 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kazakof Bay on Afognak Island, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kodiak, AK (KADQ) |
| near Kazakof Bay, Afognak Island, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing at an unimproved airstrip after an on-demand flight. He stated that, after a normal touchdown, as he applied the brakes during the ground roll, the airplane "veered hard to the right." He added power in an attempt to gain control of the airplane. Subsequently, the airplane departed the airstrip to the right, traveled through bushes and trees, and came to rest against an embankment. The right wing came to rest against the terrain, and the right main landing gear separated from the gear box, which resulted in substantial damage. The pilot further stated that before the accident flight, the brake system had been flushed and bled due to two brake failures earlier in the day.
During the removal of the landing gear components for recovery of the airplane, the brake system was compromised, and no fluid was retained for testing for possible contamination.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 June 1986 | N67686 | Alaska Air Guides | 0 | Bulchitna Lake, AK | |
sub |
| 14 September 2013 | N1544 | Andrew Airways Inc | 0 | Akhiok, Alaska | |
sub |
| 7 October 2019 | N1544 | Andrew Airways Inc | 0 | Kodiak, AK | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2020 08:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 08-Jun-2020 08:56 | harro | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
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