# Accident 20080511836989A: Dhav L20A, Talkeetna, AK, May 11, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2008, 10:57 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ERHA
- Location: 62.3206° N, 150.0936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3206&lon=-150.0936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323KT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N323KT-2019-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (registry code 2808002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a) (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: DHAV L20A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080511836989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT TALKEETNA, ALASKA, THE AIRCRAFT DID A SMALL BOUNCE OFF THE RIGHT WHEEL. DURING THE NEXT TOUCHDOWN, THE TIRES WERE LOCKED AND THE PLANE NOSED OVER, STRIKING THE PROP BEFORE FALLING BACK ON THE TAIL AND COMING TO A STOP. THE PILOT CONFIRMED THAT THE SKIS WERE IN THE UP POSITION. THE BRAKES WERE NOT LOCKED WHEN THE PLANE WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT THINKS THAT HIS FEET ENDED UP ON THE BRAKES AFTER THE BOUNCE AND THAT CAUSED THE BRAKES TO BE LOCKED ON THE NEXT TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 ANC08CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA066), May 11, 2008: de Havilland DHC-2 (N323KT), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent activation of the main landing gear brakes during the recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N323KT (3)

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

- [Accident 20180804010069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180804010069A), Aug 4, 2018: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (N323KT), Denali, AK, Destroyed, 5 fatal. On August 4, 2018 at approx 1700L, K2 aviation N323KT, a DHC-2 mki 'beaver' departed patk on a CFR part 135 flightseeing trip in and around Denali national…
- [Accident 20120521010869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120521010869A), May 21, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (N323KT), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. 05/21/2012 – 1245 Local time. Pilot departed Talkeetna Airport for a trip to Mt. Mckinley base camp to pick up 4 passengers. This was his second trip of the…
- [Accident 20080205009969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080205009969A), Feb 5, 2008: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N323KT), Tatitna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) During interview with the pilot on 02/06/08, he indicated that he was at the 8KA Tatitna, AK rohn roadhouse. Before take off he walked off the runway to…

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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