# Accident 20020320009649A: Tcraft F19, Dillingham, AK, March 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2002, 17:00 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Dillingham
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.0339° N, 158.5056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0339&lon=-158.5056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3947T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3947T-2017-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft F19 (registry code 8850904, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT F19
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020320009649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING ON AN OFF AIRPORT SITE WITH A SKI EQUIPPED, CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT, THE RIGHT SKI BROKE OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER THE NOSE AND WING OF THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE SNOW COVERED GROUND. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT, THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BORROWED FROM A FRIEND, WHO IS THE REGISTERED OWNER.

## 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 ANC02LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA024), Mar 20, 2002: Taylorcraft F-19 (N3947T), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the airplane's right main landing gear, for an undetermined reason, during the landing roll.

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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