# Incident 20080221012259I: Dhav DHC3, Teshekpuk Lake, AK, February 21, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2008, 12:00 local time
- Place: Teshekpuk Lake, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YQPA
- Aircraft: N104BM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104BM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2802412, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 750 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080221012259I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT AFTER HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND SLOWING TO TAXI SPEED, HE SWITCHED THE TAIL WHEEL FROM LOCKED TO ELECTRIC STEERING, AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT LEFT TO MAKE A WIDE 180 TURN ON THE RUNWAY FOR BACK TAXI. UPON ATTEMPTING TO TURN HE NOTICED THAT THE TAILWHEEL DID NOT RESPOND NORMALLY. PILOT STATED THAT HE SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND UPON INSPECTING THE TAILWHEEL, HE NOTICED THE DAMAGE TO THE SKI AND AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED HE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED COMPANY PERSONNEL ABOUT THE AIRCRAFT CONDITION. NTSB DECLINED TO INVESTIGATE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N104BM (1)

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

- [Accident 20160619024469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160619024469A), Jun 19, 2016: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N104BM), Homer, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck an eagle while enroute at about 2500 feet and 10 miles northeast of the Homer-beluga lake seaplane base (5BL), Homer, Alaska. The two airline…

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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