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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dehavilland Otter DHC-3 · Talkeetna, AK · March 16, 2011

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Date: March 16, 2011 · 15:00 local
Place: Talkeetna, AK
Airport: Whiskey Bravo Strip
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: JKGC
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3125N
Reported as: Dehavilland Otter DHC-3
Reported engine: Honeywell TPE331-SER
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,500 total80 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N3125NRegistered now · Dehavilland DHC-3S/N 394 · Built 1960 Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-3 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft departed Z41 with 2000 lbs of cargo. Flew over Whiskey Bravo Strip (5 miles south lake puntilla), uneventful downwind, base, final and touchdown. No wind, no precipitationas soon as tailwheel settled aircraft veered left. Left main wheel-ski contacted snow berm on edge of narrow strip and sharply turned aircraft perpindicular to airstrip, prop contacted snow berm. Prop tips bent and engine damaged. No other damage to aircraft. Closed pending ops review for 44709.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED Z41 WITH 2000 LBS OF CARGO. FLEW OVER WHISKEY BRAVO STRIP (5 MILES SOUTH LAKE PUNTILLA), UNEVENTFUL DOWNWIND, BASE, FINAL AND TOUCHDOWN. NO WIND, NO PRECIPITATIONAS SOON AS TAILWHEEL SETTLED AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. LEFT MAIN WHEEL-SKI CONTACTED SNOW BERM ON EDGE OF NARROW STRIP AND SHARPLY TURNED AIRCRAFT PERPINDICULAR TO AIRSTRIP, PROP CONTACTED SNOW BERM. PROP TIPS BENT AND ENGINE DAMAGED. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.CLOSED PENDING OPS REVIEW FOR 44709.

Other reports on N3125N · 8

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

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