20040421005539I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC-3 · Talkeetna, AK · April 21, 2004

Date: April 21, 2004 · 14:56 local
Place: Talkeetna, AK
Airport: Talkeetna Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: ERHA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N929KT
Reported as: Dhav DHC3
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,600 total6,200 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

N929KTRegistered now · Dehavilland DHC-3S/N 461 · Built 1965 Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-3 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot stated the aircraft departed Talkeetna state airport for the purpose of an office of aircraft services check ride. The aircraft landed at the kahiltna glacier and returned to Talkeetna. The pilot performed a normal wheel landing at Talkeetna. As the aircraft slowed to approximately 25 KTS on the runway the aircraft slowly pitched forward and the prop struck the runway. The pilot stated he got out of the aircraft and attempted to move the aircraft discovering the brakes were locked. The pilot manipulated the parking brake control three or four times, heard a click, and determined the brake had released. Damage was limited to propeller and engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TALKEETNA STATE AIRPORT FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN OFFICE OF AIRCRAFT SERVICES CHECK RIDE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE KAHILTNA GLACIER AND RETURNED TO TALKEETNA. THE PILOT PERFORMED A NORMAL WHEEL LANDING AT TALKEETNA. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 25 KTS ON THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY PITCHED FORWARD AND THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT DISCOVERING THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED. THE PILOT MANIPULATED THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL THREE OR FOUR TIMES, HEARD A CLICK, AND DETERMINED THE BRAKE HAD RELEASED. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO PROPELLER AND ENGINE.