55.3571° N, 131.6746° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 29, 1993 · 14:45 local
Place
Ketchikan, AK
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EKQA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N51KA
Reported as
Dhav DHC3
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,200 total650 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot hit a bump on taxiway whiletaxiing to ramp. Caused right gear down lock to shear.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HIT A BUMP ON TAXIWAY WHILETAXIING TO RAMP. CAUSED RIGHT GEAR DOWN LOCK TO SHEAR.