# Accident 20060428006539A: Howard DGA15P, Cocoa, FL, April 28, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2006, 08:30 local time
- Place: Cocoa, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3472° N, 80.6869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3472&lon=-80.6869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95462, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95462) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Howard DGA-15P (registry code 4690506, https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-15p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD DGA15P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060428006539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DISTRACTED DURING TAKE-OFF CHECKLIST, FAILED TO LOCK TAILWHEEL FOR TAKE-OFF. TAILWHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED FOR CROSSWIND LANDING.

## 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 MIA06CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA099), Apr 28, 2006: Howard DGA-15P (N95462), Merritt Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to comply with the before landing checklist for his failure to lock the tailwheel.

## Other reports on N95462 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800806066489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806066489I), Aug 6, 1980: Howard DGA15P (N95462), Santa Paula, CA, Minor damage. Taxiing aircraft struck tail of aircraft protruding from hangar.

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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