# Incident 20050401005279I: Doug DC3AS4C4G, Thomaston, GA, April 1, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2005, 17:30 local time
- Place: Thomaston, GA
- Airport: Thomaston-Upson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9550° N, 84.2641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY (OPN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9550&lon=-84.2641&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3A-S4C4G (registry code 3021454, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a-s4c4g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3AS4C4G
- Reported engine: PWA R1830*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,100 total, 400 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050401005279I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLIGHT FOR A TYPE-RATING CANDIDATE IN A DC3 AIRCRAFT. AFTER SEVERAL TOUCH-AND-GO'S, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING INTO THE RAMP AREA TO TAKE ON FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWED TO TAXI SPEED WITH THE TAIL ON THE GROUND WHEN A BRACKET FASTENING THE REAR LANDING GEAR BRACE ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE. THE RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED CAUSING A PROPELLER STRIKE AND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS EXPERIENCED TO THE ENGINE CASTING JUST BEHIND THE PROPELLER HUB AS WELL AS TO THE WING AREA BEHIND THE RIGHT ENGINE NACELLE. THE AIRCRAFT IS REPAIRABLE.

## Other reports on N143D (4)

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

- [Incident 20241002021272I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241002021272I), Oct 2, 2024: Douglas DC3A-S4C4G (N143D), Peachtree City, GA, Substantial damage. On October 2, 2024 at approximately 10:00 local time, a DC-3 received minor damage, while causing substantial damage to parked bell-206 during taxi at Atlanta…
- [Incident 19880706045549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880706045549I), Jul 6, 1988: Doug DC3AS4C4G (N143D), Erie, PA. Lost hydraulic pressure on approach. Rolled to a stop on runway. Pressure line between pump and firewall lug broke.
- [Accident 19840918052349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840918052349A), Sep 18, 1984: Doug DC3AS4C4G (N143D), Boca Raton, FL, Substantial damage. Right main fuel tank ran dry by both engines. Emergency landing, hit submerged tree stump. 100 gallons in left main
- [Incident 19781219023249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219023249I), Dec 19, 1978: Doug DC3 (N143D), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Immediately after takeoff, pilot heard bang and thump. Small section of engine cowling had come loose. Dislodged

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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