# Accident 20020619020449A: 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: N235SA (not matched to a registry record)
- 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/20020619020449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N235SA WAS TIED TO THE DOCK, WITH 15 PASSENGERS ON BOARD, PREPARING TO START ENGINES WHEN IT WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY N353PM. N353PM HAD BEEN ACCIDENTALLY UNTIED WHILE THE ENGINES WERE RUNNING. IT SURGED FORWARD AND ITS PROPELLERS DAMAGED BOTH ELEVATORS AND THE RUDDER OF N235SA.

## 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 (N235SA), 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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