# Accident 20040612012129A: Dhav DHC2*, Wasilla, AK, June 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2004, 18:00 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Gattis Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5992° N, 149.3469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5992&lon=-149.3469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105RL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040612012129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 12, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 HOURS ALASKA TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED DEHAVILLAND DHC-2, N105RL VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AT GATTIS AIRSTRIP AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER STRIKING A LOG. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE APPLIED BRAKES AND THE RIGHT BRAKE GRABBED AND VEERED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT SHARPLY. THE PILOT RELEASED THE BRAKES AND REGAINED CONTROL WHILE STEERING THE AIRPLANE BACK TO THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT RE-APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE AIRPLANE AGAIN VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE PILOT STATED THAT HE AGAIN GOT THE AIRPLANE UNDER CONTROL AND STEERED BACK TO THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY AND HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP BEFORE REACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHICH DROPS OFF INTO THE LAKE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND ENTERED INTO BUSHES. HE STATED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A LOG CONCEALED IN THE BUSHES AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG.

## 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 ANC04LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA064), Jun 13, 2004: deHavilland DHC-2 (N105RL), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with a log. Factors contributing to the accident were a tailwind, a lack of…

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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