# Accident 20050604012369A: Dhav DHC6300, Rittman, OH, June 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2005, 18:30 local time
- Place: Rittman, OH
- Airport: Hilty Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9414° N, 81.7978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9414&lon=-81.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3434, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3434-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,154 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050604012369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT #2 WAS "CHECKING OUT" PILOT #1, THEY PICKED UP SOME PARACHUTIST AND CAME BACK DOWN GOT ANOTHER LOAD AND DROPPED THEM OFF ALSO. ON THE APPROACH TO LAND PILOT #2 STATED THAT THEY FEATHERED THE RIGHT ENGINE FOR ONE ENGINE LANDING TRAINING, WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WENT UP AND DOWN TWO TIMES HITTING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR THEN THE NOSE AND THEN PILOT #2 STATED THAT THEY WANTED TO "GO-AROUND" AND ADDED POWER TO THE LEFT ENGINE, AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT HITTING THE RIGHT WING AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED.

## 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 IAD05LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA073), Jun 4, 2005: de Havilland DHC-6 (N3434), Rittman, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a stall and subsequent impact with the ground.

## Other reports on N3434 (5)

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

- [Accident 19850403012889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850403012889A), Apr 3, 1985: Dhav DHC6200 (N3434), Grand Rapids, MI, Substantial damage. Assumed yawing due to engine failure. Reduced power, bounced off runway side, sheared nosegear. No engine failure.
- [Incident 19801126080729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801126080729I), Nov 26, 1980: Dhav DHC6200 (N3434), White Plains, NY, Minor damage. One engine would not accelerate above idle, takeoff aborted. Accessory section oil screen blocked with carbon.
- [Incident 19781209022129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781209022129I), Dec 9, 1978: Dhav DHC6/ (N3434), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Low voltage from auxiliary battery caused reverse current relay to chatter and weld. Fire resulted.
- [Incident 19780727036149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780727036149I), Jul 27, 1978: Dhav DHC6/ (N3434), Poughkeepsie, NY, Minor damage. Engine failed after loud bang. It was out of oil and gas generator had seized.
- [Incident 19780420011199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780420011199I), Apr 20, 1978: Dhav DHC6/ (N3434), Poughkeepsie, NY, Minor damage. Engine shutdown and aircraft diverted after oil pressure fluctuation, torque deterioration and increased itt.

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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