# Accident 19990427017329A: Dhav DHC3, Healy, AK, April 27, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 27, 1999, 13:15 local time - Place: Healy, AK - Airport: Daniels Strip - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: FMAA - Location: 63.6806° N, 150.0306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6806&lon=-150.0306&mi=10 - Aircraft: N3125N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3125N) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2800202, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3 - Reported engine: WSK ASZ62IRM18 - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 400 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA057) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990427017329A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.4) ON APRIL 27, 1999, ABOUT 1315 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED DEHAVILLAND DHC-3 AIRPLANE, N3125N, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A LANDING ON A REMOTE AIRSTRIP, ABOUT 13 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF HEALY, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) ON-DEMAND PASSENGER FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 135, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY FORTY MILE AIR LTD., TOK, ALASKA. THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, AND THE SOLE PASSENGER, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, ABOUT 1000. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), ON MAY 3, 1999, THE CHIEF PILOT FOR THE OPERATOR REPORTED HE WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE INTO AND OUT OF A SMALL AIRSTRIP LOCATED ON A RIDGE LINE. HE WAS TRANSPORTING BUILDING SUPPLIES AND WORKERS TO THE AREA. THE AIRSTRIP, KNOWN AS DANIELS STRIP, IS ORIENTED EAST/WEST, AND IS ABOUT 1,500 FEET LONG AND ABOUT 10 FEET WIDE. THE PILOT SAID THE AIRSTRIP IS A ONE-WAY AIRSTRIP, WITH LANDINGS PERFORMED TOWARD THE WEST. THE STRIP IS FLAT FOR ABOUT HALF OF THE LENGTH, AND THEN PROCEEDS UPHILL. THE PILOT SAID ON THE THIRD LANDING OF THE DAY, HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE STRIP ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. BEFORE THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRPLANE OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STRIP. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE, DAMAGING THE WING TIP AND WING NOSE RIBS. THE PILOT SAID A TAIL WIND WAS PRESENT, ABOUT 15 KNOTS FROM 090 DEGREES. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ANC99LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA057), Apr 27, 1999: de Havilland DHC-3 (N3125N), Healy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsafe/hazardous area for landing. Factors in the accident were the presence of a tail wind, the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the wind conditions, and a narrow… ## Other reports on N3125N (8) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20200915014549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200915014549I), Sep 15, 2020: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N3125N), King Salmon, AK, Minor damage. 9/15/2020 This was initially reported as an accident. At 1027 am local Alaska time a DHC-3 beaver, N3125N, registered to [privacy data omitted] made an… - [Accident 20150604016319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150604016319A), Jun 4, 2015: Dehavilland OTTER DHC-3 (N3125N), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. June 4, 2015 approximately 1230 Alaska daylight time, a de havilland DHC-3 equipped with a Honeywell TPE331 turbine engine, experienced a vibration during… - [Accident 20140530008689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140530008689A), May 30, 2014: Dehavilland OTTER DHC-3 (N3125N), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. After level off in cruise flight at approximately 5000 feet MSL in VMC turbulence/rain the pilot reported that there was a brief period of vibration in the… - [Incident 20110316008779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110316008779I), Mar 16, 2011: Dehavilland OTTER DHC-3 (N3125N), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft departed Z41 with 2000 lbs of cargo. Flew over Whiskey Bravo Strip (5 miles south lake puntilla), uneventful downwind, base, final and touchdown. No… - [Accident 20060902018599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060902018599A), Sep 2, 2006: Dhav DHC3 (N3125N), Wainwright, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Tailwheel locked in unsafe position for landing. PIC failed to recognize condition too late to take corrective action. Aircraft left the runway causing… - [Incident 19920715034649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920715034649I), Jul 15, 1992: Dhav DHC3 (N3125N), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Engine started losing oil. Made an emergency off airport landing. - [Incident 19890320013649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890320013649I), Mar 20, 1989: Dhav DHC3 (N3125N), Kenai, AK. Engine malfunction. Precautionary landing on a lake. Found cylinder rocker arm and cover cracked. - [Accident 19880601019739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880601019739A), Jun 1, 1988: Dhav DHC3 (N3125N), Eagle, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing and ground looped off the runway down an embankment. Tail wheel unlocked. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. 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