# Accident 20090412009099A: Dhav DHC2MK3, Plattsburgh, NY, April 12, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2009, 09:00 local time
- Place: Plattsburgh, NY
- Airport: Plattsburgh International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6506° N, 73.4675° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6506&lon=-73.4675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N258PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N258PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC 2 MK III (registry code 2808005, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,096 total, 5 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090412009099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS WITH AIRCRAFT OWNER IN RIGHT SEAT.  WHILE USING REVERSE THRUST TO SLOW AIRCRAFT PILOT OVER APPLIED BRAKES CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER STRIKING PROP ON RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS RIGHT WING REAR SPAR ATTACH FITTING BROKEN AND RIGHT WING SHIFTED FORWARD CAUSING SKIN DAMAGE IN WING FAIRING AREA AND BENDING FLAP ACUTATING COMPONENTS IN WING ROOT AREA.

## 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 ERA09LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA244), Apr 12, 2009: De Havilland DHC2 (N258PA), Plattsburgh, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper application of brakes during the landing rollout.

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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