# Accident 20020613012809A: Dhav L20, Talkeetna, AK, June 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2002, 11:30 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: INYC
- Location: 62.3125° N, 149.7536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3125&lon=-149.7536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62197, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62197) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK.I (registry code 2808007, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B (registry code 51654, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-14b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV L20
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020613012809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE WAS TAXIING TO PARKING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL WHEEL WENT INTO A HOLE. THE LEFT ELEVATOR HORN STRUCK ICE AND SNOW CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S ELEVATOR.

## 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 ANC02LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA051), Jun 13, 2002: de Havilland DHC-2 (N62197), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable taxi area, which resulted in substantial damage to the left elevator when the tailwheel encountered a hole. A factor associated with the accident was…

## Other reports on N62197 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20140730015209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140730015209A), Jul 30, 2014: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK.I (N62197), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft over ran runway end on departure. Call to chief pilot indicated that the aircraft was at max gross weight.

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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