# Incident 19990614015929I: Dhav DHC3, Sitka, AK, June 14, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1999, 15:45 local time
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Airport: Sitka
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FYWA
- Location: 57.0521° N, 135.3462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SITKA (A29), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0521&lon=-135.3462&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68086, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68086-1999-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland-Hansen DHC-3 (registry code 2802411, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-hansen-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990614015929I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 14, 1999 A DEHAVILLAND DHC-3-3, EQUIPPED WITH AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS, TAXIED TO THE END OF RUNWAY 29 @ THE SITKA, ALASKA AIPORT. WHILE TURNING TOWARDS RUNWAY HEADING, TAKE-OFF DIRECTION, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LEFT FRONT GEAR WENT FOREWARD DUE TO A PUSH-ROD END FAILURE. THE PILOT ALSO STATED, IN WRITING, THAT THE GEAR HANDLE, IN THE COCKPIT, WAS NOT MOVED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PLANNED COMPANY FLIGHT WITH THREE (3) PASSENGERS. NONE OF THE PASSENGERS AND THE PILOT WERE INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE LEFT NOSE GEAR COMPONENT FAILURE WAS THE ONLY PART THAT WAS DAMAGED WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE HAS SUBMITTED A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT THAT IDENTIFIES THE TECHNICAL DATA SATISFIES THE REGULATION.

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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