# Accident 20020619016809A: Dhav DHC6300, Ketchikan, AK, June 19, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Airport: Ketchikan Harbor Spb
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PJMA
- Location: 55.3500° N, 131.6767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3500&lon=-131.6767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N353PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N353PM-2006-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (registry code 2802630, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020619016809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N353PM WAS TIED TO THE DOCK BEHIND N235SA. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE LOADED WITH PASSENGERS, PREPARING FOR A FLIGHTSEEING TOUR. N353PM'S ENGINES WERE RUNNING. THE PILOT SIGNALLED THE GROUND PERSON TO DISCONNECT THE AUX. POWER CABLE. THE GROUND PERSON DISCONNECTED THE AUX. POWER CABLE, AND MISTAKENLY UNTIED THE AIRCRAFT ALSO. THE N353PM SURGED AHEAD AND STRUCK N235SA IN THE RUDDER AND ELEVATORS, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH THE PROPS. THE PILOT HAD NOT GIVEN THE SIGNAL TO UNTIE THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC02LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA053), Jun 20, 2002: de Havilland DHC-6-300 (N353PM), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a ground handler to follow company proceedure/directives, and his premature release of a mooring line. Factors associated with the accident were the congested operations area, and the…

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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