# Incident 19930729032639I: Dhav DHC3, Ketchikan, AK, July 29, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1993, 14:45 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EKQA
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51KA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 650 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930729032639I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT HIT A BUMP ON TAXIWAY WHILETAXIING TO RAMP. CAUSED RIGHT GEAR DOWN LOCK TO SHEAR.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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